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Florida: Gov. Crist may veto right-to-carry licensing fund raid

Gov. Charlie Crist said Tuesday he may veto a raid on a trust fund that supports right-to-carry licensing. Faced with an extraordinarily tough budget year, lawmakers have proposed spending $6 million of the roughly $8.5 million trust fund in other areas. That has prompted protests from the National Rifle Association as well as Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson, who oversees the right-to-carry permitting program.

Read About It: The Tampa Tribune

Posted: 5/27/2009 9:46:35 AM

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