However, while DeSantis has been good on gun rights for his entire time in office, there's a problem. He can't actually force legislators to do anything. That's kind of how our system is designed to work. He can simply lead, and hope they follow, so he's leading.

Governor DeSantis also opined on the idea that the recent age restrictions had “taken away the rights of young adults to purchase a long gun,” pointing out that an 18-year-old soldier can carry a rifle overseas in defense of his country but could not purchase a hunting rifle upon return home to Florida. Ultimately, the Governor is forgetting that service members, law enforcement, and correctional officers may purchase long guns in Florida starting at the age of 18. This fact remains problematic, however, and flies in the face of American principles, creating a separate class of citizens and affording them a different set of rights than the general public. 

But wherever there is an actual American who respects the Constitution of the United States and takes their oath to defend it seriously, you’ll always find some pinko pseudo-American lurking in the shadows, hungry for a seat at the authoritarian table. One such mouth breather is House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell, who claims without foundation or any cogent explanation that DeSantis’ goals will make Florida less safe.

“It seems to me that we’re breaking our promise to the parents and the students of Parkland… [The changes] would be awful for our law enforcement. We absolutely want to keep them safe as they do their job. I was very troubled by his comments,” Driskell driveled. 

Now, it would be easy to dismiss Driskell as an anti-gun Democrat in a pro-gun, Republican state, but let's not do that just yet.

I say that because we've seen some of those supposedly pro-gun Republicans balk on pro-gun legislation before. Let's keep in mind that even without the Parkland restrictions in question, Florida has no open carry provisions unless you're hunting, fishing, or camping. It has a mandatory three-day waiting period on gun purchases as well.

Couple that with the post-Parkland restrictions and you see why I say it's the most restrictive pro-gun state in the country.

But that pro-gun legislature could have addressed some of that well before Parkland. The waiting period, for example, should have been easy pickings. Open carry is apparently an issue here and now, with one lawmaker backing off on her promise to introduce legislation allowing just that, saying that now isn't the right time.

So while DeSantis is clearly pro-gun and wants to improve his state with regard to the Second Amendment and make it the Gunshine State in truth, the legislature could easily pick up where he's heading and back his play.

They haven't.

If you live in Florida, it's time to turn up the heat. Join one of the gun rights groups there if you haven't already--Florida Carry is solid, and Gun Owners of America has a powerful presence in the state as well--and bug the hell out of your lawmakers.

They might not want to follow, but if you kick them in the butt, they might not have much of a choice. That's the American way, whether they like it or not, so step up and make your voices heard.