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.
