The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Friday celebrated a Florida appeals court ruling on the same day that upheld a state law from 2011 over gun control. “MAJOR NRA COURT WIN: Florida appellate court upholds preemption statute and says that public officials can be fined for overriding state law and implementing local gun control,” the gun rights group said. on Twitter. “The NRA was instrumental in passing this statute and filed an amicus brief in the case.” A three-judge panel of the Florida First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee granted an appeal from the state of Florida that sought to uphold the 2011 law. The appeal by Attorney General Ashley Moody and Gov. Ron DeSantis was in response to a lower court ruling in 2019 that found the 2011 law unconstitutional. “The trial court invalidated Florida’s statutory penalties against local governments, local officials, and agency heads for violating the Florida Legislature’s …