The National Rifle Association has thrown its support behind a Florida bill that would ban adoption agencies in the state from asking potential adoptive parents if they own any firearms.

A Nov. 17 post by Amy Hatch of ParentDish.com provided the following details about the effort:

The bill was prompted by the case of a Brevard County, Fla., couple who, when applying to adopt a child, were asked if they had guns in their home, according to NBC Miami.

The Miami Herald reports that the couple, who was not named, contacted a lawyer who put them in touch with NRA lobbyist Marion Hammer. The lawyer told the couple that it would be easier to change the law than to sue.

The two were applying to adopt through the Children's Home Society of Florida, which asked the question because it is required by the state Department of Children and Families.

"An adoption agency has no right to subvert the privacy rights of gun owners," Hammer told the Herald.

Labels: adoptive parents, adoption_agencies, guns, weapons

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