According to him, “It tries to gag us. It tries bind us…handcuff us from doing the fundamental purpose of government– protecting our citizens. That’s just wrong.”
The Southern Florida mayors filed the lawsuit in Leon County Circuit Court in Tallahassee on Monday.
On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott’s office said it is reviewing the case. Last month, the governor signed into law a comprehensive gun control and school safety legislation. The law was in response to the horrific high school shooting that killed 17 people on February 14.
