Florida Sheriff decides to start enforcing little-known background check ordinance (!)

[Robb]

LARGO, Fla. - The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office plans to monitor a gun show this weekend as they increase enforcement of an ordinance that closes the so-called "gun show loophole."

For 11 years, tables have gone up inside the Minnreg Hall in Largo, but this weekend, someone new will stop by.

"They're probably not going to see them. They're not going to know who they are, probably," explained Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri. "It's not going to be uniformed deputies. It will be undercover personnel."

Sheriff Gualtieri plans to send deputies to the gun show starting Saturday. They'll watch others buy guns and may even buy a gun themselves, all to see if vendors are obeying a law they recently learned not many were following....

Read more: http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/region_pinellas/sheriff-plans-to-enforce-so-called-gun-show-loophole-ordinance

[ZombieHorde]

1. That is interesting.

I wonder how it will turn out.

[Tx4obama]

2. I hope there'll be a follow-up article after the weekend so we'll know how many they catch :) n/t

[Up2Late]

3. Good!

And I hope that jerk who's running that show gets to spend a little time in jail too, if the people at his show are not following the law.

[madville]

4. Vague article, doesn't cite the ordinance

Florida has a preemption statute that basically prohibits local municipalities from enacting any firearms laws that would be stricter than existing state law.

If Pinellas County has a background check law (the article wasn't very clear) it would be voided when challenged in state court, probably why it has never been enforced up until this point.

I agree with background checks but a county sheriff does not have the authority to require them for sales between individuals at this point in FL.