U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost of Orlando is asking Gov. Ron DeSantis why the state never asked for federal funds that could be used to enforce the state’s red flag law that’s designed to prevent gun violence.
In a letter signed by all eight Democratic members of Congress from Florida, Frost told DeSantis they were “disturbed by your administration’s failure” to apply for some of the $231 million in funds made available through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program.
Florida was one of just five states and territories that didn’t receive funding, even though the Department of Justice estimated it would have gotten more than $15 million.
