Throughout his tenure in the legislature , Evers wrote a number of pieces of legislation concerning citizens ' gun rights pursuant to the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution . Following the Marissa Alexander case , Evers wrote legislation that exempted certain acts of self-defense from a law that required twenty years of jail time if a gun was fired during the commission of certain felonies , and the bill was eventually signed into law by Governor Rick Scott . He also authored legislation , nicknamed the " Pop Tart " bill , that prevented schools from " disciplining students who play with simulated weapons " , which was also signed into law . In 2015 , Evers joined State Representative Greg Steube to author legislation that would have allowed individuals with concealed-carry permits to bring guns onto college and university campuses , but the bill ultimately died in the Florida Senate when the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee , Miguel Díaz de la Portilla , refused to bring it up in committee . Evers held an A rating with the National Rifle Association Evers was killed in a single-vehicle automobile accident on August 21 , 2017 , near his home in Baker , Florida , when his car hit a guardrail , went into a creek and became fully submerged
Marissa Alexander case
Marissa Alexander case
Greg Evers