Tallahassee, FL -(AmmoLand.com)- The Florida Sheriffs Association voted in secret and announced that there are 47 unidentified Sheriffs opposing Open Carry.
You deserve to know where your Sheriff stands. Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen yesterday came out in favor of open carry. He also explained that any issues with the current bill’s language could be dealt with over time. He said as an officer sworn to uphold the Constitution, open carry came down to supporting the Second Amendment.
So far, we are aware of six Sheriffs who have chosen to defend Second Amendment rights by supporting Open Carry.
- Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen
- Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith
- Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey
- Nassau County Sheriff William Leeper
- Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco
- Wakulla County Sheriff Charlie Creel
On the other hand, the Florida Sheriffs Association is fighting against Open Carry, often using questionable and outright false “facts”.They are also keeping you in the dark about which Elected Officials voted against your right to bear arms.
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, who also acts as the Florida Sheriff’s Association legislative committee chairman, has been very vocal in the press against open carry. He also makes a great point…
“Every sheriff is welcome to speak to whoever they want to on what their feelings are or how they voted,” Gualtieri said. “They could be asked individually…”
Good Idea Sheriff!
Please contact your Sheriff using the email addresses below and ask if they support or oppose Florida becoming the 46th Open Carry State.
Don’t forget to thank Sheriffs Ivey, Smith, Creel, Nocco, Leeper, and McKeithen for standing up for our Second Amendment rights.
- Alachua County
Sheriff Sadie Darnell
SheriffDarnell@alachuasheriff.org - Baker County
Sheriff Joey B. Dobson
Jdobson@bakerso.com - Bay County
Sheriff Frank McKeithen
Fmckeithen@bayso.org - Bradford County
Sheriff Gordon Smith
Gordon_Smith@bradfordsheriff.org - Brevard County
Sheriff Wayne Ivey
Wayne.Ivey@bcso.us - Broward County
Sheriff Scott Israel
Ask_The_Sheriff@sheriff.org - Calhoun County
Sheriff Glenn Kimbrel
Sheriff@calhounsheriff.com - Charlotte County
Sheriff Bill Prummell
Sheriff@ccso.org - Citrus County
Sheriff Jeffrey J. Dawsy
Jdawsy@sheriffcitrus.org - Clay County
Sheriff Rick Beseler
Sheriff@claysheriff.com - Collier County
Sheriff Kevin J. Rambosk
Hq@colliersheriff.net - Columbia County
Sheriff Mark A. Hunter
Mark.Hunter@columbiasheriff.org - DeSoto County
Sheriff William P. Wise
SheriffWise@desotosheriff.org - Dixie County
Sheriff Dewey H. Hatcher
HatcherD@flcjn.net - Escambia County
Sheriff David Morgan
Sheriff@escambiaso.com - Flagler County
Sheriff James Manfre
JManfre@myfcso.us - Franklin County
Sheriff Mike Mock
SheriffMock@franklinsheriff.com - Gadsden County
Sheriff Morris A. Young
mayoung@tds.net - Gilchrist County
Sheriff Robert Schultz III
BSchultz@gcso.us - Glades County
Sheriff Stuart K. Whiddon
Sheriff1@gladessheriff.org - Gulf County
Sheriff Mike Harrison
Sheriff@gulfsheriff.com - Hamilton County
Sheriff Harrell J. Reid
ReidH@flcjn.net - Hardee County
Sheriff Arnold Lanier
ALanier@hardeeso.com - Hendry County
Sheriff Stephen H. Whidden
SWhidden@hendrysheriff.org - Hernando County
Sheriff Al Nienhuis
ANienhuis@hernandosheriff.org - Highlands County
Sheriff Susan Benton
SBenton@highlandssheriff.org - Hillsborough County
Sheriff David A. Gee
DGee@hcso.tampa.fl.us - Holmes County
Sheriff Tim Brown
BrownT@holmescosheriff.org - Indian River County
Sheriff Deryl B. Loar
DLoar@ircsheriff.org - Jackson County
Sheriff Lou Roberts
RobertsLs@flcjn.net - Jacksonville
Sheriff Mike Williams
Mike.Williams@jaxsheriff.org - Jefferson County
Sheriff David C. Hobbs
HobbsDc@flcjn.net - Lafayette County
Sheriff Brian N. Lamb
lcso@windstream.net - Lake County
Sheriff Gary S. Borders
Gary.Borders@lcso.org - Lee County
Sheriff Mike Scott
MScott@sheriffleefl.org - Leon County
Sheriff Mike Wood
WoodM@leoncountyfl.gov - Levy County
Sheriff Bobby McCallum
BMccallum@levyso.com - Liberty County
Sheriff Nick Finch
NFinch@libertycountysheriff.org - Madison County
Sheriff Benjamin Stewart
Sheriff@mcso-fl.org - Manatee County
Sheriff W. Brad Steube
Brad.Steube@manateesheriff.com - Marion County
Sheriff Chris Blair
CBlair@marionso.com - Martin County
Sheriff William Snyder
Wdsnyder@sheriff.martin.fl.us - Monroe County
Sheriff Richard Ramsay
RRamsay@keysso.net - Nassau County
Sheriff William Leeper
Bleeper@nassauso.com - Okaloosa County
Sheriff Larry R. Ashley
Lrashley@sheriff-okaloosa.org - Okeechobee County
Sheriff Paul C. May
Ccurry@okeesheriff.com - Orange County
Sheriff Jerry L. Demings
Jerry.Demings@ocfl.net - Osceola County
Sheriff Robert E. Hansell
Rhan@osceola.org - Palm Beach County
Sheriff Ric L. Bradshaw
Sheriff@pbso.org - Pasco County
Sheriff Chris Nocco
Cnocco@pascosheriff.org - Pinellas County
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri
RGualtieri@pcsonet.com - Polk County, SOC
Sheriff Grady C. Judd, Jr.
Webmaster@polksheriff.org - Putnam County
Sheriff Jeff Hardy
JHardy@putnamsheriff.org - Santa Rosa County
Sheriff O. Wendell Hall
WHall@srso.net - Sarasota County
Sheriff Thomas Knight
Srqsher@scgov.net - Seminole County
Sheriff Donald F. Eslinger
DEslinger@seminolesheriff.org - St. Johns County
Sheriff David B. Shoar
4015 Lewis Speedway
DShoar@sjso.org - St. Lucie County
Sheriff Ken J. Mascara
Slsoinfo@stluciesheriff.com - Sumter County
Sheriff William O. Farmer, Jr.
Sheriff@sum.net - Suwannee County
Sheriff Tony G. Cameron
Sheriff@suwanneesheriff.com - Taylor County
Sheriff L.E. Williams
dwelch@tcsofl.org - Union County
Sheriff Brad Whitehead
Sheriff@unionsheriff.us - Volusia County
Sheriff Ben F. Johnson
Bjohnson@vcso.us - Wakulla County
Sheriff Charlie Creel
Ccreel@wcso.org - Walton County
Sheriff Michael A. Adkinson, Jr.
SheriffAdkinson@waltonso.org - Washington County
Sheriff Bobby Haddock
Sheriff@wcso.us
About Florida Carry, Inc.:
Florida Carry, Inc. is a non-profit, non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to advancing the fundamental rights of all Floridians to keep and bear arms for self-defense as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Sections 2 and 8 of the Florida Constitution. Florida Carry stands to represent our supporters, members, and millions of defensive arms owners of Florida. We are not beholden to any national organization’s agenda that may compromise that mission. Florida Carry works tirelessly toward striking down ill-conceived gun and weapons control laws that have been proven to provide safe havens to criminals and be deadly to law-abiding citizens.
For more information, please visit www.FloridaCarry.org.