The manipulator of the issue is the Brady campaign and Florida's Chamber of Commerce. Many businesses ended their membership when the law was passing by the House and Senate committees. Others campaigned hard to lobby opposition to the new law.
The opponents were:
The anti-2A businessess ABB Inc.
American Bar Association
American Society for Industrial Security
Atlantic Scientific Corp.
Baptist Health Care
Bulova Technologies EMS, LLC
Carr Riggs & Ingram LLC
Central Florida Human Resource Association
Coastal Mechanical Services
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Retail Federation
Healthsouth
HR Florida State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management
Kitchen & Bath Center
Len-Tram, Inc.
LTC Consulting, Inc.
Manatee Glens Corporation
Members First Credit Union of Florida
Palm Beach County Chapter of Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
Pricesmart, Inc.
Richards Paint Mfg. Co., Inc.
Risk & Insurance Management Society of Palm Beach County
Sarasota-Manatee Human Resources Association
Sea Pines Rehab Hospital
South Florida Hospital Association
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Spectrum Microwave, Inc.
Voyager Business Concepts, Inc.
Webster University
Wilson Technology Group, Inc.
W.S. Badcock Corporation
The opponents were:
The anti-2A businessess ABB Inc.
American Bar Association
American Society for Industrial Security
Atlantic Scientific Corp.
Baptist Health Care
Bulova Technologies EMS, LLC
Carr Riggs & Ingram LLC
Central Florida Human Resource Association
Coastal Mechanical Services
Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Retail Federation
Healthsouth
HR Florida State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management
Kitchen & Bath Center
Len-Tram, Inc.
LTC Consulting, Inc.
Manatee Glens Corporation
Members First Credit Union of Florida
Palm Beach County Chapter of Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS)
Pricesmart, Inc.
Richards Paint Mfg. Co., Inc.
Risk & Insurance Management Society of Palm Beach County
Sarasota-Manatee Human Resources Association
Sea Pines Rehab Hospital
South Florida Hospital Association
Southwest Florida Water Management District
Spectrum Microwave, Inc.
Voyager Business Concepts, Inc.
Webster University
Wilson Technology Group, Inc.
W.S. Badcock Corporation