The Capitolist by Genesis Sanchez | Jun 12, 2020
After months of delays, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services Nikki Fried finally pledged to reopen her state’s online application process for concealed weapons licenses in a press conference Thursday morning.
According to Fried, online applications and applications submitted by appointment at the agency’s main licensing office in Tallahassee will reopen Monday, June 15. The Commissioner’s announcement comes in the midst of an ongoing lawsuit with YAL President Cliff Maloney, who filed suit against Fried in May after her office arbitrarily stopped accepting applications for concealed weapons licenses applications, citing public health concerns due to COVID-19.
“[This lawsuit] has absolutely no impact on our operation [or] decisions to open up today,†answered Fried when asked to address the lawsuit. “I certainly, as an attorney, do not follow the whims of a frivolous lawsuit on our decision in policymaking…â€
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