> Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has been one of the best friends to gun owners in the state since assuming office, and now he's lending a hand to some residents who would like to be gun owners but can't because of their criminal history. > Uthmeier has released an advisory opinion that says the state's ban on gun ownership for all those convicted of a felony offense is unconstitutional, at least as it applies to non-violent and non-dangerous individuals. The AG's opinion was sent to the 1rst District Court of Appeal last month in support of a defendant named Christopher Morgan, who was charged after a traffic stop where he informed police he was in possession of a pistol. > Morgan has a 2007 conviction from Pennsylvania for carrying a concealed firearm without a permit; a third-degree felony in the Keystone State at the time, and was subsequently charged in Florida with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. Last September, Uthmeier's office declined to assist Morgan in his argument that the state law violates his Second Amendment rights, but after Morgan pled no contest with the ability to appeal the conviction Uthmeier has now reversed course.