CLAIM: During Thursday night’s FOX News debate, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) claimed Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) support of constitutional carry made it easier for felons to acquire guns in Florida.
VERDICT: False.
As part of the exchange moderated by Sean Hannity, Newsom referenced the February 14, 2018, Parkland high school shooting and criticized DeSantis’s reaction to that shooting.
Newsom claimed DeSantis “made it easier for felons to get guns, without background checks [and] without any training.”
A couple of points: First, DeSantis was not the governor of Florida when the Parkland shooting occurred.
That governor at time was Rick Scott (R), and he responded to Parkland by signing new gun controls into law; gun controls which included a waiting period for long gun purchases and a red flag law.
In this March 9, 2018 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act in the governor’s office at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Three weeks of pressure from relatives and students slain in the in the Feb. 14 Parkland, Florida, school massacre provided momentum for the legislation. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser,…
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