The City of Okeechobee took advantage of the storm by prohibiting carrying, selling, or displaying firearms and ammunition during its state of emergency.
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Florida was hit by a massive hurricane a couple of days ago. The City of Okeechobee took advantage of the storm by prohibiting carrying, selling, or displaying firearms and ammunition during its state of emergency.
ThecitydeclaredalocalstateofemergencywhenHurricaneHeleneapproachedtheFloridashore.Thechiefofpolice,DonaldC.Hagan,II,warnedresidentsthatthecitywasbanningthecarryingoffirearms,whetherthegunswerecarriedconcealedoropenly.Healsoprohibitedthesaleoffirearmsandammunitiontoanyone,nomatterifitwasaprivatesaleorfromagunstore.Storeswerealsonotallowedtodisplayfirearmsorammunition.Thestateofemergencyranfrom9A.M.onSeptember26through6A.M.onSeptember27.Althoughthestateofemergencyisover,theorderisalarmingtomanygunrightsactivists.
Floridahaspreemption,meaningthatlocallawcannotoverrulestatelaw.ItappearsthatOkeechobeemighthaveviolatedthelawbybanning
