ADVISORY OPINION v. PROHIBITS POSSESSION

No. SC19-1266.

296 So.3d 376 (2020)

ADVISORY OPINION TO the ATTORNEY GENERAL v. Re: PROHIBITS POSSESSION OF DEFINED ASSAULT WEAPONS.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 4, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ashley Moody , Attorney General, Amit Agarwal , Solicitor General, and James H. Percival , Deputy Solicitor General, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner.

Jon Lester Mills of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Miami, Florida, Stuart H. Singer and Corey P. Gray of Boies Schiller Flexner LLP, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Andrew M. Starling , Orlando, Florida, for Interested Party, Ban Assault Weapons Now.

Benjamin Gibson , Jason Gonzalez , Daniel Nordby , Amber Stoner Nunnally , and Rachel Procaccini of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Tallahassee, Florida, for Interested Party, National Shooting Sports Association.

Matthew Triggs , Proskauer Rose LLP, Boca Raton, Florida, Lindsey Olson Collins and Nathaniel J. Miller , Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, New York, Kyle A. Casazza and Christina H. Kroll , Proskauer Rose LLP, Los Angeles, California; and Jonathan E. Lowy of Brady, Washington, District of Columbia, for Interested Parties, Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and Team ENOUGH.

Edward G. Guedes , Jamie A. Cole , and Adam Hapner of Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L., Coral Gables, Florida, for Interested Parties, City of Weston, City of Coconut Creek, City of Coral Gables, City of Fort Lauderdale, City of Lauderhill, City of Miami Beach, City of Miramar, City of North Bay Village, City of Pembroke Pines, City of Safety Harbor, City of South Miami, Village of Pinecrest, and Town of Surfside.

Andy Bardos , Ashley Hoffman Lukis , George T. Levesque , and Jason Unger of GrayRobinson, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida, for Interested Party, National Rifle Association of America.


The Attorney General of Florida has requested this Court's opinion as to the validity of a citizen initiative petition circulated pursuant to article XI, section 3 of the Florida Constitution. We have jurisdiction. See art. IV, § 10, art. V, § 3(b)(10), Fla. Const. For the reasons explained below, we conclude that the proposed...

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