As Uthmeier argues for felons to have guns, Florida prosecutors step in
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wants a state appeals court to declare that a man’s conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is unconstitutional, a move some legal observers believe could upend long-standing prohibitions on convicts possessing guns.
Uthmeier’s arguments, rooted in Second Amendment jurisprudence, draw a distinction between felons whose crimes make them “dangerous” and those deemed “nondangerous.” Laws disarming the latter group, he argues, are inconsistent with the nation’s “historical tradition.”
The highly unusual move by Florida’s chief legal officer, whose job it is to defend the laws of the state, has stirred mixed reactions in legal and law enforcement communities while drawing praise from gun rights advocates.
Last week, Florida’s elected prosecutors stepped in, voicing strong opposition to Uthmeier’s position in a friend-of-the-court brief.
The Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, a professional organization representing the state’s 20 elected state attorneys and their assistant prosecutors, asserted that Uthmeier’s arguments are misplaced.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2026/03/31/james-uthmeier-felons-guns-second-amendment-christopher-morgan/
What. a. dipshit.