Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) on June 23 said he opposes the gun control bill the Senate is voting on this week.
Scott, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said the bill “weakens due process” and has key differences with a law that he signed while governor of Florida.
“While there are elements of the bill now being considered in the Senate that I support, like the Luke and Alex School Safety Act that I have been fighting to pass for years, the Senate also, unfortunately, decided to take action that is not consistent with the aggressive due process protections that I fought for when I was Governor,” Scott said in a statement….