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Doctor_J

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23. the one upside I see

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 03:38 PM

Mar 2012

Is that, as I read it, anyone with a gun can be considered a threat. So the gun people can mow each other down with impunity. this may result in some serious pruning of the low branches on the intelligence tree (by each other).

Q. Are there special laws that apply to the use of Handguns?

A. ... When you carry a handgun, you possess a weapon of deadly force. The law considers even an unloaded gun to be a deadly weapon when it is pointed at someone.

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Apparently, in FL you can shoot and kill anybody walking down the street, [View all] MoonRiver Mar 2012 OP

The Castle Doctrine RockaFowler Mar 2012 #1

Castle doctrine laws have nothing to do with this. TheWraith Mar 2012 #5

This is a tiny extension of the Castle Doctrine Doctor_J Mar 2012 #24

Blatant falsehood... ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #32

Actually, this is the "Stand Your Ground" doctrine. If you feel threatened, commence firing. 11 Bravo Mar 2012 #26

The main difference between the newer version of the law... spin Mar 2012 #43

Only if they needed killin'. eppur_se_muova Mar 2012 #2

No, you can't. TheWraith Mar 2012 #3

This was... butterfly77 Mar 2012 #34

FYI, the shooter in this case was Hispanic. Egalitariat Mar 2012 #40

He's comin' right for us! OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #4

I'll probably just stay out of FL along with TX and a few other southern places MoonRiver Mar 2012 #7

Well that is certainly your choice OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #8

Being black in Florida is dangerous. Lint Head Mar 2012 #6

1923 NCTraveler Mar 2012 #13

Dead 17 year old. 2012. Lint Head Mar 2012 #29

? NCTraveler Mar 2012 #44

here CreekDog Mar 2012 #51

It means racism is alive and well in Florida today not just 1923. Lint Head Mar 2012 #53

Well, unless my husband is HOME HockeyMom Mar 2012 #9

Thought somebody posted that this is currently being investigated. sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #10

Only if they're black and frighten you. MineralMan Mar 2012 #11

That is it in a nutshell. nt hifiguy Mar 2012 #18

They have to be carrying Skittles jmowreader Mar 2012 #46

Only if you're white. Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #12

Shooter was hispanic in this case. I realize yours was a knee-jerk reaction, but you should Egalitariat Mar 2012 #41

With a name like Zimmerman he might be Jewish as well slackmaster Mar 2012 #50

Shooter was named George Zimmerman. Some newspapers called him Hispanic (I don't know why). Comrade Grumpy Mar 2012 #54

Well, good. woo me with science Mar 2012 #14

Non-sequitur of the day. MineralMan Mar 2012 #15

Thank you, board monitor. woo me with science Mar 2012 #17

Nope. Just a thread reader who is willing to MineralMan Mar 2012 #19

Don't worry, woo me with science Mar 2012 #22

Trust me, we all got the point, and MineralMan identified it quite succinctly. 11 Bravo Mar 2012 #27

No, actually that wasn't the point at all. woo me with science Mar 2012 #28

Facepalm-worthy as ever. Number23 Mar 2012 #31

That leads me to wonder if a President could get a concealed carry license ... spin Mar 2012 #45

A president wouldn't NEED a concealed carry license jmowreader Mar 2012 #47

It isn't quite that simple ... spin Mar 2012 #16

Shhhh! You'll ruin the narrative. Don't you know this is how the SOUTH is? cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #36

Actually Budweiser or Miller lite is far more popular than BPR in the areas ... spin Mar 2012 #38

Well I have to admit that I haven't lived there since the 80's... cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #39

Perhaps people will start claiming they were an "enemy of the state". n/t hughee99 Mar 2012 #20

Wow. That case has been closed already? The shooter was exonerated? Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #21

The local police department closed it. MoonRiver Mar 2012 #25

That case? ManiacJoe Mar 2012 #30

Case has been turned over to the State AG by the police ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2012 #33

As you may or may not know, the Police don't necessarily decide who to charge with a crime in... Egalitariat Mar 2012 #42

the one upside I see Doctor_J Mar 2012 #23

You think "the gun people" are stupid, but feel the need to clue in DUers parenthetically cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #37

Of course.. why do you think I live here..... Fla_Democrat Mar 2012 #35

I wish I could reach out through the 'Net and shoot writers who misuse hyperbole slackmaster Mar 2012 #48

Honestly, no we can't. I asked. flvegan Mar 2012 #49

Sounds like the perfect excuse to murder blacks and gays. Odin2005 Mar 2012 #52

In Florida, you can bomb an airliner killing women and children and walk the street freely Major Nikon Mar 2012 #55