“Second Amendment Is Not A Second-Class Right” – Florida Attorney General Sues City For $5 Million For Allegedly Keeping “Illegal Gun Registry”

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a $5 million lawsuit against the City of Jacksonville for allegedly keeping an illegal gun registry.

“We are taking the City of Jacksonville to court for knowingly and willfully keeping an illegal gun registry in violation of Florida law,” Uthmeier said.

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We are taking the City of Jacksonville to court for knowingly and willfully keeping an illegal gun registry in violation of Florida law. pic.twitter.com/0WNJ38c0xZ

— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) May 12, 2026

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In March, Uthmeier challenged state attorney Melissa Nelson’s decision not to pursue criminal charges after finding that city of Jacksonville security logbooks kept records of privately-owned firearms and the people who carried them into two city buildings.

In a letter responding to Nelson’s Jan. 2, 2026, decision, Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office lacks jurisdiction to prosecute but has a duty under Florida Statutes, to promote consistent enforcement of state