http://www.tampabay.com/florida-pol...-checks-for-a-year-because-it-couldnt-log-in/
The person in charge of background checks forgot their password and wasn't able to log into NICS, so Florida just simply didn't do background checks for CC permits. Makes sense I guess, I'm sure getting that password reset would be a pain anyway.
For more than a year, the state of Florida failed to conduct national background checks on tens of thousands of applications for concealed weapons permits, potentially allowing drug addicts or people with a mental illness to carry firearms in public.
The person in charge of background checks forgot their password and wasn't able to log into NICS, so Florida just simply didn't do background checks for CC permits. Makes sense I guess, I'm sure getting that password reset would be a pain anyway.