As an adult, you have the legal right to possess a firearm as established in the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights. However, there are certain limitations on that right. Both federal rules and Florida state laws create circumstances in which the possession of a...
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Feds charge alleged gang members with racketeering, gun and drug charges
Members alleged to be part of the "Big Money Team," a Miami street gang, were federally indicted on Wednesday. The federal indictment charges the alleged "BMT" members with robbery, assault, carjacking, extortion, drug possession, drug distribution and racketeering....
Fla. man guilty of lesser counts in music shooting
BY DEREK KINNER ASSOCIATED PRESS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Prosecutors say they may retry a Florida man on first-degree murder charges in the fatal shooting of a teenager after an argument over loud music. A jury convicted Michael Dunn, a 47-year-old software developer,...
Florida Theater Shooting Suspect Curtis Reeves Had Commendable Police Career
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff says a retired Tampa police officer's praiseworthy career doesn't offset the severity of the charge that he shot and killed another man after an argument at a movie theater over texting. Curtis Reeves, 71, is charged with...
Marissa Alexander will get a new trial
Marissa Alexander, the African-American woman who was sentenced to 20 years for discharging a firearm in Florida despite pleading Stand Your Ground against her husband, will get a new trial. Alexander, 32, said she fired a bullet at the ceiling because she was afraid...
What the ATF Doesn’t Want Us to Know
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also known as ATF, the agency in charge of enforcing the nation’s gun laws, has imprisoned more than 1,000 people by enticing them to rob drug stash houses that do not exist, according to an article titled...
Conn. town residents urge stricter gun control
BY SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press NEWTOWN, CONN. — One after another, Newtown residents stepped to the microphone and urged Connecticut lawmakers to stop another tragedy like the deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and take action, such as banning...
