White House Press Sec. Blasts Gov. DeSantis for Signing Constitutional Carry

On Monday, White House press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for signing legislation to make Florida a constitutional carry state.

Jean-Pierre said, “It is shameful that so soon after another tragic school shooting, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a permitless concealed carry bill behind closed doors, which eliminates the need to get a license to carry a concealed weapon.”

She added, “This is the opposite of commonsense gun safety.  The people of Florida — who have paid a steep price for state and Congressional inaction on guns from Parkland to Pulse Nightclub to Pine Hills — deserve better.”

Jean-Pierre did not mention that constitutional carry has been on the move throughout the 21st century. Florida is the 26th state to adopt constitutional carry, which means a majority of U.S. states now require no permit for residents to carry a concealed handgun for self-defense.

The other 25 constitutional states are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

After targeting DeSantis for signing constitutional carry, press secretary Jean-Pierre pushed Biden’s gun control agenda, saying, “The President continues to call on Congress to ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines, require safe storage of firearms, eliminate gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability, and require background checks for all gun sales, and for state officials to take action at the state level.”

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