On Zimmy's statement to the court

[nadinbrzezinski]

54. Was George Zimmerman's permit pulled off when

he received a restraining order?

No.

Would my state do that? Yup, it is automatic.

It should be automatic in YOUR STATE too.

Live with it, not all of us agree that YOUR STATE, or a few others in the bible belt, in red america, captured by the NRA, are following rational gun policies.

But enjoy the capture by the NRA and their lackeys at ALEC

I am not being emotional, your next charge... just know that yes... lax gun regulation lead to trouble. And yes, there have been MORE SYG shootings IN YOUR STATE, since the law came into effect. The only trend upwards in gun violence.

Rising numbers of civilian justifiable homicides across the US are closely linked to states with both weak gun controls and stand-your-ground laws, according to a Guardian analysis of FBI and other data, which show a 25% increase in such killings since the controversial self-defence laws started being introduced around 2005.

Stand-your-ground (SYG) measures, which have attracted increasing scrutiny since the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin by a neighbourhood watch volunteer in Florida, allow citizens to use deadly force when they believe their life is in danger, without requiring them to retreat or try to escape the threat first.

Florida was the first state to introduce an SYG law in 2005 and similar measures have now been adopted in some form by more than 20 states. Many were passed in 2006.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/05/justified-homicides-up-25-percent-since-states-passed-stand-your-ground-laws/

And these two opinions also reflect my real life experience when it comes to guns... and all that

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/30/opinion/nejame-guns-stand-your-ground/index.html

http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Walter-Rodgers/2012/0430/Florida-style-Stand-Your-Ground-gun-laws-sub-impulse-for-intelligent-thinking

Have a wonderful day... stats are a *((^ on either side. I know... we can play this game all day. You are as emotional and attached to this, as you accuse others of being.

By the way SPIN, know I did not want a CCW? I KNOW what guns do...

This is not theory to me... at all. I transported in the course of ten years way too many people to the Trauma Center who met a small piece of metal flying at high rates of speed... some of them even died from it.

Granted I also encountered the more rare fist on face, or rock on face or knife and the far more popular ice pick. That does not mean I am a fan of lax gun laws. This little incident in Sanford brought the spotlight on it... and you know what? Bout bloody time.

Sorry if some of us can see the problems and actually not be emotional about it, but be cold about it. Lax laws and too many guns sooner or later lead to serious trouble. Don't believe me... what country around the world with lax laws do you want me to point to? There are several right now. There are several where there are laws in theory, but guns are as available as well butter and eggs, care to see the consequences of that culture?

As I like to say it, and I know it ain't popular, we are not exceptional. And yes Dodge City, not the NRA myth, the real deal, got it.