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Originally Posted by *[FOX]* Bort
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.
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Well I can speak for Florida as it IS my home state. Why wouldn't someone like when people have the legal right to carry? People who usually carry a gun legaly are their for self protection. People who don't carry legally, criminals in paticular, are there to rob you. What is so scarry about a perfectly legitamite person carrying a gun? How is it so scarry? I'd fell safer when I'm around citizens who legally carry weapons. They're more likly to shoot the person tring to kidnap you than sit there and freak out over the kidnapee with a gun. Florida's gun laws are protecting people, not making the place a "Wild West" State. And yes a .357 will do perfectly fine in quick justice making. What are you suggesting? That you call the police? Normal response time is about 3 minutes average....thats more than enough time for a criminal to do his work. You should be feeling safe.