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Bort, I think I can speak for most of the people of FL when I say, if it bothers you so friggin' much, STAY THE ******* OUT OF FLORIDA! 
Why do you guys in the nanny states spend SO much time worrying about laws in other states? Is it the typical liberal/elitist mentality that says other people can't govern themselves?
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First, since you are not from Florida, I don't think you speak for them. Second, Florida has an important tourist industry which means that they might not be that happy if all people in favor of sensible gun control laws (like myself and a hefty portion of the American populace) simply bypassed their state and spent their tourist dollars elsewhere. I myself have spent perhaps a dozen summers vacationing in Florida, and have not once been asked to leave because of my opposition to their concealed carry laws, even if I had been, I would have invoked my own right to move freely from state to state, a right far more important and precious than the right to have a firearm. As far as "nanny states" and "typical liberal/elitist mentality" I'm not exactly sure what your getting at. Illinois is no more "nannying" (whatever that means) than any other state. Just because we have decided that it is not in our best interest to have civilians carrying loaded weapons around in public should be viewed as a reflection of the way we go about ensuring our own safety, through law and order and not independent vigilante action. I'm not sure how that is elitist, in fact I might argue that it is elitist to think that you can mete out justice with your .357 magnum on the street better than the police and courts can.