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Well, I should hope at least all of Florida's county sheriffs are pressuring Rick Scott to veto the bill should it get to his desk.
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In NO they would've been standing their ground against the police.
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Personally, I like "Gun Nut Fantasy Bill."

Since gun nuts (notice I said "gun nut" not "gun owner") all deep down want an excuse to use their weapon to kill another person. Why do you think George Zimmerman is such a hero to them? He achieved what they all want.

So a disaster situation where they had more or less free reign to shoot people would be quite a fantasy for them.
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You're pretty naive if you think that during a natural disaster or civil unrest when there is no law enforcement, that 'gun nuts' aren't going to be carrying weapons anyway.
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@3

Yeah, Hurricane Katrina was definitely a gun nut's fantasy.
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The thing is, local/state governments MUST declare a "state of emergency" to be eligible for federal assistance. So it often is declared in situations well-short of Katrina-level destruction. Did you know that King County is under an active "state of emergency" declaration *right now*?

http://www.governor.wa.gov/office/procla…
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@5: You joke, but...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danziger_Br…

Overstressed morons with itchy trigger fingers shoot unarmed civilians, one in the back. And these guys were trained by the state and licensed to carry.

So we should definitely encourage more untrained people to carry more guns in emergency scenarios.
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Christ.

This like "Serbia pre-Bosnian war" type shit right here.

These are the laws you pass when you want your band of deputized extremist thugs (in Serbia it was soccer hooligans they armed and turned into militias) it to instigate purges and regional civil wars.
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Is it wrong to feel ok about Floridians shooting each other?

Should I not feel that?
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Christ. Why not just call it the "in case of emergency shoot the nearest black dude" bill?
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Add one more to the long list of reasons to NEVER go to Florida.
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gun nut one-upmanship. it's like there are no other problems. watch it spread like wildfire across the Gun Belt.

the sea level can't rise fast enough for me. less florida is good for all of america.
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@12, that'll push 'em inland. It's not the dirt in Florida that's the problem, it's the goofballs inhabiting that dirt.
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Let's call it what it really is a license to kill "those people" for cowardly, old white racist murderers.

Since Florida cannot afford to imprison all young men of color in the same way they have done in last, several decades AND subsidize the lifestyles of their expanding welfare class of retiring baby boomers at the same time, they're giving the crazy, old racists the power of summary judgment. Make no mistake these laws are meant to protect murderers of young people of color. It is a declaration of "open season" and war on the young men of color by the old, white men.

The old, white SOBs are scared shitless with the fear that their lifetime of exploiting, stealing and discriminating against (and falsely or unfairly imprisoning) young people of color is about to be revisited in a wave of justice on their sorry, old ass and their hoarded "stuff." Gawd, they think everyone wants to get at them and their goddamn stuff.

When you combine the crazy, old white people with their children's religious "end-of times" religious insanity, you really have one fucked group of insane white trash.

If you're a young person of color, especially a young man, you really have two strategies:

1. Leave Florida and never look back.

2. Join the police force in mass, and for your and your family's life and future get active in politics and government, run for office, elect people who truly reflect your reality and stop voting for old, white people who see you and your family as "those people." Force your way into every political and government office until you fill every branch and rank of government. It worked for the Irish; it can work for you.
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If it's a natural disaster, why not open carry?
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@9 - Until there's a bulletproof border wall on the Mason-Dixon Line, I'm a little nervous.
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@7
Since those shootings were by police does that mean you were referring to police as "gun nuts"?

"Overstressed morons with itchy trigger fingers shoot unarmed civilians, one in the back."

It certainly looks like you're referring to the police as "gun nuts".
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If you travel to Florida, stop.
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When the old, Southern baby boomers leave the planet and their self-serving culture of consumer capitalist exploitation, delusional history based in shared televised reality and their insane belief in wars without costs finally fades away America may at long, long last get a little peace and quiet...and sanity.

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@17 you seem to have trouble with reading. Regardless, were you trying to make some kind of point?
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@17: He never said "gun nuts". You said "gun nuts". Are you a "gun nut"? Commit sudoku.
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@21
My internet stalker who makes thinly veiled suggestions that I kill myself, yes he did.

http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives…
"Since gun nuts (notice I said "gun nut" not "gun owner") all deep down want an excuse to use their weapon to kill another person."

So you are a liar.
But then you believe that stalking someone is a rational response when disagreeing with them.
http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives…
"I promise to stop stalking you if you leave The SLOG and never return."

I have an internet stalker.
And my internet stalker likes to make thinly veiled suggestions that I kill myself.
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@17: You just went full retard.

You of all people mocking someone else's reading comprehension is pretty fucking hilarious.
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Venomlash, omg! HaHahahahahahaaaa! I'm weeping with laughter.

FU, here's my thinly veiled suggestion to commit 囲碁.
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@22: He never said "gun nuts". At least, not anywhere NEAR where he said anything about police. By your logic:
Your post #17 contained the word "moron". Your post #22 contained the word "I". Are you saying that you are a moron? Because if so, you're 100% correct and deserve a gold star, to be shoved up your ass so you can have a clear look at it.
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@25
"He never said "gun nuts"."

My internet stalker who makes thinly veiled suggestions that I kill myself, yes he did.

"Since gun nuts (notice I said "gun nut" not "gun owner") all deep down want an excuse to use their weapon to kill another person."

So you are a liar.
But then you believe that stalking someone is a rational response when disagreeing with them.
http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives…
"I promise to stop stalking you if you leave The SLOG and never return."

I have an internet stalker.
And my internet stalker likes to make thinly veiled suggestions that I kill myself.

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