Franklin County to do away with local gun laws next week

Franklin County commissioners have scheduled a public hearing for next week to do away with local gun laws.      

They aren’t doing it by choice.

The governor signed a law this year that bans local governments from passing their own gun laws that means any local gun laws already on the books have to be removed.

The law was passed to make it easier for gun owners to travel from one part of Florida to another without worrying that they might be breaking a local gun law.

It took effect on October the 1^st.

County commissioners locally and around the state say they don’t like losing their local authority but the punishment for not following the law is pretty harsh.

Punishments could include removal from office, a 5 million dollar fine for the county and a 5000 dollar fine for commissioners.

The public hearing has been scheduled for December the 6^th during the commission’s regular meeting.

If you would like to see the proposed ordinance before the meeting, its available at the Clerk of the Courts office at the courthouse in Apalachicola.

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