Agreed!

I will absolutely do what is necessary to protect my children. The main point of my response is that my children and significant other are less important to society and law enforcement and are basically being persecuted for a crime that I committed and paid my debt for long before them. I unfortunately get that my life, safety, and welfare are all of less value to all the above, but families of us should not be held accountable for our actions and decisions. Should our lives be less valuable even, absolutely not. But we tend to accept it, but again, our people should not be affected by it at the same time

You can absolutely use force to protect your children from harm. In Florida, it is legal to use force to defend a third party. It’s true you can’t use deadly force unless deadly force is threatened, but if you need to take matters into your own hands in other ways, protect your kids!

776.012 Use or threatened use of force in defense of person.—
(1) A person is justified in using or threatening to use force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force. A person who uses or threatens to use force in accordance with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat before using or threatening to use such force.
(2) A person is justified in using or threatening to use deadly force if he or she reasonably believes that using or threatening to use such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. A person who uses or threatens to use deadly force in accordance with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground if the person using or threatening to use the deadly force is not engaged in a criminal activity and is in a place where he or she has a right to be.

Yes, we and our families, our children included, are definitely treated as second rate citizens. There have been 3 times that I have contacted Leo due to people have trying to lure my children away, came onto the property talking to my 8yo and trying to give him what turned out to be EarPods, and another where a group of guys talking lewd and trying to get my 2 then 11yo kids and my 14yo kid to have an orgy. All incidences happened on surveillance cameras. The police never showed up for 2 of the incidents and all 3 incidents it was pointed out that “we live in a higher crime area of town” and the very first “criminals” that are pointed out EVERY time are, you guessed it, offenders and predators. As a PFR, I feel that is a direct dig at myself and my children which are completely innocent of MY past mistakes and decisions that are now 26 years passed. I’ve been told that if I take matters into my own hands, that I would be in the wrong because it’s not in self defense or to protect someone from great harm. (Adjudication was withheld, am a CCW holder, I have federally registered NFA items, etc.) when will persecution end for us and our families?

The name in this reply are false for their protection
A man, WILL Tommy, 77 years old living out the rest of his days a very unhealthy man. The only joy is to work his way to the mailbox to see what comes for him. Every once in a while subjected to a drive by with someone pushing names at him child molester. Afraid with his cane heads back to the protection of the home he is staying in and locks the door behind him. Treated rudely by the people in the area. He wishes he could move and get away to live out his days in peace, but where can he go. This is a sad truth everyday. The sad part of this is WILL TOMMY IS A RETIRED AIR FORCE OFFICER OF 21 years who has never broke the law. He lives with his son who takes care of him. His son is on the register of a crime not violent much at all wrong yes, but his son lives with his father to take care of him get him to his doctor appointments and to make him happy as he can. I feel for the women and I feel for family members

I don’t think that stat has been presented to any lawmaker in person.

well if that’s the case, then why are they raising money to fight anything?

Please share any stats you feel are useful (along with citation to the source) with info@floridaactioncommittee.org

Many elected officials are not swayed by any data on this issue.