The 1st District Court of Appeal said the department, which handles licensing, should not have relied only on a check of a federal database known as the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, of NICS. A check of that system flagged the man’s decades-old felony conviction on a charge of stealing an eight-track tape player, leading to the department denying a license.
Monday, June 21, 2021
Court takes aim at concealed carry licensing procedures
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WWSB) - In a case that could have far-reaching implications, a state appeals court this week ruled that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services improperly denied a concealed weapons license for a man who said his civil rights were restored after a 1969 conviction in Illinois.
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Takes a gaggle of judges to direct govt asshats to do their job, not just the bare minimum.
ReplyDeleteAs Dr Thomas Sowell opined regarding bureaucracies: To understand bureaucracies one must understand they are interested only in procedure, outcomes are ignored (paraphrasing poorly but you get the jist)
chillhill
"The power of the bureaucracy lies in the single word...No."
DeleteHe stole an eight-track tape deck? HAHAHAHAHA!
ReplyDeleteCome on. At least it wasn't a Gramophone.
DeleteHe's not alone. There's a ton of people out there who get flagged for what is now considered as fairly innocuous bullshit.
ReplyDeleteI had my rights restored in 1993 by a "writ of relief from disabilities". In the paperwork that resulted from that pleading, were a series of court orders to the township, county, state and federal jurisdictions ordering that the criminal records be destroyed. I got (paid for!) second legal opinions afterwards and was assured by all that I can legally answer the question "have you ever been arrested?" with a no. Since then I have passed multiple NICS checks and four "position of public trust" background investigations. I have also been told that a jurisdiction or agency that has not destroyed the records (prints, photographs, reports, etc.) and reports on them is liable for contempt of court. I haven't had to resort to that action yet.
ReplyDeleteY'all are overthinking this. The head of Florida's Dept of Agriculture is a democrat. The very one that is criticizing Gov DeSantis on what a crappy job he is doing.
ReplyDeleteAnd a gun grabber.
DeleteI could see this coming when issuing CCW licenses got moved to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and shortly afterward, this shithead got elected.
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