Governor Rick Scott announced today (July 30, 2012) on his web site an appeal of the U.S. District Court restraining order on the Docs v Glocks law. Here’s his news release:
“The Department of Health today filed an appeal to the federal court decision blocking enforcement of the Firearm Owner’s Privacy Act. This law was carefully crafted to respect the First Amendment while ensuring a patient’s constitutional right to own or possess a firearm without discrimination. I signed this legislation into law because I believe it is constitutional and I will continue to defend it.”
It isn’t over yet. Kudos to Governor Scott for working to see it through.
—Timothy Wheeler, MD is director of Doctors for Responsible Gun Ownership, a project of the Second Amendment Foundation.