{"id":218705,"date":"2025-08-06T15:28:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T20:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=218705"},"modified":"2025-09-26T08:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T13:25:32","slug":"david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"David Jolly Wants to \u2018Crush\u2019 Florida\u2019s Gun Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>David Jolly wants to be Florida\u2019s next governor, but his past words and evolving positions are already igniting backlash \u2014 not just from Republicans, but from within his own party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a resurfaced 2023 <em>MSNBC<\/em> interview (see below), Jolly appeared to brush off the Second Amendment entirely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMaybe I don\u2019t [agree with the Second Amendment]. I don\u2019t care,\u201d he said. He also called for Americans to \u201ccrush the culture of guns,\u201d making clear he supports sweeping <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/new-york-dems-4-gun-control-measures-in-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture\" title=\"David Jolly Wants to \u2018Crush\u2019 Florida\u2019s Gun Culture\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"213\">gun control measures<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those comments are now coming back to haunt him as he begins laying the groundwork for a gubernatorial run in the most pro-gun state in the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfa5\ud83c\udfa5 NEW AD: Florida Democrat David Jolly wants to take away your Second Amendment rights \u2b07\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KcPr9Z004a\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture\" title=\"David Jolly Wants to \u2018Crush\u2019 Florida\u2019s Gun Culture\">pic.twitter.com\/KcPr9Z004a<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Byron War Room (@ByronWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByronWarRoom\/status\/1949834526613557692?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture\" title=\"David Jolly Wants to \u2018Crush\u2019 Florida\u2019s Gun Culture\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida GOP Chairman Evan Power didn\u2019t hold back in his response. \u201cDavid Jolly\u2019s agenda is a direct attack on the Constitution,\u201d Power <a href=\"https:\/\/florida.gop\/david-jolly-wants-to-shred-the-second-amendment-florida-will-stop-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture\" title=\"David Jolly Wants to \u2018Crush\u2019 Florida\u2019s Gun Culture\">said<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s out of step, out of touch, and out of chances. Florida <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/voters-rejecting-gun-control-politicians-who-shout-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture\" title=\"David Jolly Wants to \u2018Crush\u2019 Florida\u2019s Gun Culture\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"214\">rejects gun control<\/a>, rejects socialism, and rejects Jolly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jolly, once a Republican congressman, has since jumped ship to become a Democrat \u2014 drawing comparisons to former governor and serial party-switcher Charlie Crist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Power took aim at the transformation, calling Jolly \u201cTemu Charlie,\u201d a knockoff version of Crist\u2019s failed brand of politics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/illinois-gov-pritzker-signs-new-gun-safety-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture\" title=\"David Jolly Wants to \u2018Crush\u2019 Florida\u2019s Gun Culture\">Illinois Gov. Pritzker Signs New Gun \u2018Safety\u2019 Bills<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s not just the Second Amendment that\u2019s raising eyebrows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent interview with CBS Miami\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/facing-south-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture\" title=\"David Jolly Wants to \u2018Crush\u2019 Florida\u2019s Gun Culture\">Facing South Florida<\/a><\/em>, Jolly attempted to explain his shifting stance on abortion. Once a co-sponsor of federal legislation to define life as beginning at conception, Jolly now says he supports abortion rights and backs Florida\u2019s Amendment 4 to restore Roe v. Wade-style protections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI would be a pro-choice governor,\u201d Jolly said. He claims his political journey reflects growth, not opportunism. \u201cPart of serving is learning,\u201d he told host Jim DeFede, saying he now believes government should stay out of faith-based decisions like reproductive health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Jolly explains why he should be Sunshine State&#039;s next governor | Facing South Florida\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZAYFcHTYMNw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>J<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>olly also weighed in on immigration and criminal justice, blasting Governor DeSantis\u2019s detention center plans near the Everglades \u2014 dubbed \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/judge-halting-operations-alligator-alcatraz-environmental-concerns\/story?id=124389770\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"david-jolly-wants-to-crush-floridas-gun-culture\" title=\"David Jolly Wants to \u2018Crush\u2019 Florida\u2019s Gun Culture\">Alligator Alcatraz<\/a>\u201d \u2014 and opposing the 287(g) agreements that turn local law enforcement into federal immigration agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRepublican leaders in Tallahassee are attacking communities,\u201d Jolly said. \u201cWe\u2019re not going to celebrate cruelty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On taxes, Jolly rejected Republican proposals to eliminate property taxes as fantasy math. He floated targeted relief for first-time homebuyers instead, calling for \u201cgenerational property tax reform\u201d without defunding police, education, or water infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked whether Florida corporations pay enough taxes, Jolly accused Republicans of giving away billions to special interests. He supported combined reporting rules to keep corporate profits in-state and fund services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jolly also pitched a \u201c10-year renaissance\u201d in public education. He promised a 30% teacher pay raise over several years and stricter accountability for private voucher schools, arguing public schools are outperforming their private counterparts despite lower funding and increasing political attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jolly claims he\u2019s \u201cpost-ideological\u201d \u2014 a former Republican and independent who now identifies as a Democrat. \u201cI just want big ideas to solve big problems,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But for voters in Florida \u2014 especially the state\u2019s vocal Second Amendment base \u2014 Jolly\u2019s \u201cbig ideas\u201d may sound more like a threat than a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Republicans holding a 1.3 million voter registration advantage and grassroots activists already mobilizing, Jolly\u2019s path to the governor\u2019s mansion may be less about evolution \u2014 and more about survival.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" 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