Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is under intense fire from anti-gun politicians, the legacy media and even a Parkland parent for defending gun rights, this time for 18-20-year-old Floridians.
Uthmeier has a demonstrable history of taking strong steps to ensure that the Second Amendment protects all Floridians. The Attorney General recently intervened in a teen’s criminal case by asking a state appeals court to uphold the defendant’s right to carry—a move that even the anti-gun media already admits constitutes a victory for Floridians’ gun rights. The issue is a 1987 state law, which bars 18, 19 and 20-year-olds from carrying concealed firearms.
Uthmeier actually opposed state prosecutors, which mystified Florida’s anti-gun community, like Broward County State Attorney Harold Pryor, who asked Uthmeier for permission to get involved in the case. Pryor, who was elected in 2020, frequently mentions “gun violence” whenever he speaks publicly.
Uthmeier refused Pryor’s request, which further blew the anti-gunners’ minds. They, of course, quickly turned to the media to strike back. Several stories were soon published, which included interviews with Pryor, who attacked Uthmeier’s decision for a host of frivolous reasons, none of which made any legal sense. One Democrat state representative even asked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to intervene, but DeSantis has given no sign he disagrees or opposes his AG’s decision. Parkland parent Fred Guttenberg—an anti-gun advocate and frequent Second Amendment critic—accused Uthmeier of “undermining public safety efforts.”
I contacted Attorney General Uthmeier’s office this week and received the following statement from his press secretary, Jae Williams:
“As Attorney General Uthmeier said, this office will not defend a law that prevents men and women who are old enough to fight and die for our country from defending themselves and their families. We recently filed a brief on behalf of the State that takes the position the Attorney General said we would.
At the time of the offense, Florida’s open carry ban was still the law of the state, so the defendant had no legal means of carrying a firearm at all—either openly or concealed. Per the U.S. Supreme Court, state laws are unconstitutional when they entirely foreclose ‘general right to public carry’ as ‘guarantee[d]’ by the Second Amendment.
We have a duty to enforce Florida law and don’t make these decisions lightly. However, our first duty is to protect the God-given rights of Floridians as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution,” Press Secretary Williams said in the written statement.
Uthmeier first joined Gov. DeSantis as deputy general counsel in 2019. Within a year he became general counsel. One year later, DeSantis appointed him chief of staff. Last year, when DeSantis appointed Attorney General Ashely Moody to replace Senator Marco Rubio, he appointed Uthmeier to replace her.
Uthmeier recently oversaw a redesign of the AG’s seal, which now mentions the “Free State of Florida.”
Open Carry
In September of last year, Uthmeier ended a Florida state law that criminalized open carry. He did it with a single post on X.
Once Florida’s First District Court of Appeals ruled the state’s open carry ban was unconstitutional in McDaniels v. State of Florida, Uthmeier posted an important announcement.
Everytown did some pretty interesting reporting on the decision.
“Attorney General Uthmeier is refusing to defend a critical law, going against the advice of state law enforcement and ultimately, putting our lives at risk,” Jennifer Massey, a volunteer with the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action, said in an Everytown story. “This is a complete dereliction of duty and at the end of the day, our kids, communities and law enforcement will pay the price while we strip a decades-old law from the books meant to help keep us all safe.”
If the Demanding Moms accuse you of “dereliction of duty,” you must be doing something right.
One thing is certain: Florida Attorney General Uthmeier is a true Second Amendment champion. He’s certainly one to watch.
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Attorney General Uthmeier is the kind of Attorney General we need as “the” Attorney General.
Federalist No. 21: Alexander Hamilton Exposes The Oldest Trick Used to Crush Liberty.
In Federalist No. 21, Alexander Hamilton explains why a government that can’t reliably raise revenue becomes weak, unstable—and eventually coercive. In this deep-dive, we break down Hamilton’s argument, why “necessity” becomes the excuse for expanded enforcement, and how modern fee-and-compliance schemes can pressure constitutional rights—especially the Second Amendment.
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Legally Armed America: MEDICAL KIDNAPPING – How fast the state can steal your child!
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About Amelia, the British ‘Joan of Arc’ – the left wingers can’t stand it and are going nuts over ‘her’. Background: Basically, the British government created this character for a video game they were going to use as a propaganda tool to indoctrinate children into accepting Islam. Freedom loving people got hold of it and used AI to create an Amelia that was pro-British freedom, rejecting Islam and the invading hoards of immigrants, and opposing the British governments tyranny and the British government trying to let Islam change the culture to do away with British culture, and Amelia was rallying people to fight back against this. Now the Left wingers in British government and in the public have lost control of their ‘pro-islam and tyranny’ narrative and Amelia has become a focal rally point for people to fight back against the tyrannical British government by defeating Islam and kicking it out of the country. The left wingers are going nuts over, and are very angry about, Amelia.
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The left wingers really are coming for your children: Planned Parenthood ‘expert’ claims infants, toddlers may not be ‘conscious beings’ or feel pain – court testimony.
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The enslaving scamming left wing: Federal grand jury indicts Oregon mom and daughter accused of trafficking Haitians, forcing them into labor, on new healthcare fraud charges.
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Left wing trans violence: Father of Transgender Canadian School Shooter Breaks Silence.
“British Columbia, Canada, is in shock after the horrific school shooting in Tumbler Ridge on February 10. Nine people were killed at their secondary school, and at least 25 others were injured. The shooter was going to be someone the media hates to cover: a member of the LGBT community. There was an inkling of this when Canadian police used the phrase ‘gunperson,’ which accompanied an update stating the shooter was a ‘woman wearing a dress.’
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‘I was estranged from Jesse Strang and was not part of his life,’ he told the CBC in a statement, using the last name of the shooter’s mom, Jennifer Strang, who was among the eight shot dead Tuesday.
‘His mother declined my involvement from the beginning, and I was not given the opportunity to be a part of raising him. Jesse did not use the [Van Rootselaar] family name at any point in his life,’ he continued.
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Bruen 2.0? The Supreme Court’s Next 2A Decision Could Be MASSIVE.
“The Supreme Court is preparing for the next major Second Amendment battle — and the outcome could redefine gun rights in America. From ‘sensitive places’ carry bans to federal firearm prohibitions under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), SCOTUS may soon clarify how far the Bruen decision really goes.
Is this Bruen 2.0? Will the Court expand protections for gun owners — or narrow them?
In this breakdown, we cover the current Supreme Court docket, what cases could be granted cert, and why this term could shape the future of the Second Amendment nationwide.
Stay informed. Stay vigilant.”
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