President Dan Daley in Sun Sentinel 100

Looking ahead: Local governments and elected officials are pushing back on Florida’s punitive firearms preemption law that imposes sanctions on any municipality that enacts even the most reasonable of firearms regulations. Coral Springs, Coconut Creek, Pembroke Pines, and Wilton Manors have filed in Broward County. Weston, Lauderhill, Miramar, Pompano Beach, Miami Beach, Miami Gardens, Pinecrest, South Miami, Cutler Bay, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Gainesville, Boca Raton and Surfside and Broward County have filed in Tallahassee. The message is simple — draconian penalties in state law will no longer be tolerated. Gun safety issues should be addressed at the local level. Read