Florida

a Florida House subcommittee unanimously passed a bill that would reform the state’s asset forfeiture process by requiring a criminal conviction in most cases. The enactment of this legislation would also take a significant step toward opting the state out of a program that allows police to circumvent more strict state forfeiture laws by passing cases off to the feds.

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The only thing that can actually keep them in check and stop this dystopian nightmare is opposition and resistance. Can states help get the job done? Too early to tell, but the time to push back is right now. Florida, New Hampshire, Missouri, and Texas with ideas and first steps.

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The legislation would prohibit a payment settlement entity, merchant acquiring entity, or a third-party settlement organization from assigning a merchant category code or otherwise classifying a merchant that is a seller of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.

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The legislation would prohibit a payment settlement entity, merchant acquiring entity, or a third-party settlement organization from assigning a merchant category code or otherwise classifying a merchant that is a seller of firearms or ammunition separately from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 22, 2023) –  On Tuesday, a Florida Senate committee passed a bill that would prohibit financial institutions operating in the state from using a credit card merchant code to track the purchases of firearms and ammunition. Sen. Daniel Burgess (R) filed Senate Bill 214 (S214) on Jan. 17. The legislation would prohibit […]

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Under the proposed law, persons over 21 would be able to carry a firearm without a permit in Florida. The state would maintain its concealed carry licensing process for those who wish to get a permit in order to carry in other states that maintain CCDW reciprocity with Florida.

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In Maricopa County Arizona it appears that the Democrats’ attempt to steal the election is being explained away as a “printer issue.” Somehow the machines that worked in the primaries “malfunctioned” in the election. In Arizona there seems to be an effort to disappear the votes for Republican Kari Lake. Vote counting has been stopped […]

An 11-year-old boy hacked into a model of Florida’s state election website and changed the voting results in just minutes over the weekend.

read more at http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/401728-11-year-old-hacked-into-a-us-election-website-rep…