Florida cities, counties must take local gun laws off booksNew state law bans local gun regulationsBy Martin E. Comas, ORLANDO SENTINEL8:02 p.m. EDT, August 13, 2011Orange County employees have started removing "no firearms" signs at county parks, and soon they'll probably black out the same words on brochures. In Groveland, leaders recently erased from the books an ordinance that banned firing a gun into the air. Across Florida, similar scenes are being played out as cities and counties scour their ordinances to get rid of gun regulations by Oct. 1. That's when a tough new state law, backed by the National Rifle Association, will forbid city and county governments from enacting or enforcing local gun-control regulations. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-florida-local-gun-laws-20110814,0,5831647.story