Legislature boots standards for storing guns in cars, boats
Several Democratic lawmakers from South and Central Florida took a shot at passing legislation to improve storage standards for guns in cars and on boats.
Every measure died without a hearing.
One proposal (SB 1250, HB 1087) by Boynton Beach Sen. Lori Berman, Boynton Beach Rep. Joe Casello and Coral Springs Rep. Dan Daley would have required guns left in unoccupied vehicles and vessels to be kept out of plain sight and in the trunk or a “securely affixed,” locked container.
No such law exists in state statutes today, Daley and Casello said. However, Florida law does require similar gun storage at home.
Violators would have faced a second-degree misdemeanor charge, punishable by up to 60 days...
