Wow, Wow, Wow.....No Gun Zones, Gun Registration, Background Checks and now Micro-stamping again!

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75. The fact remains that there is still violence in our society ...

and some people chose to be prepared for any eventuality.

In my experience very few people carry in their workplace unless they are the owners or security guards.

I will agree that manufacturers of firearms rarely promote figures that show that violent crime is at the levels it was in the late sixties. Obviously they are selling a product and it would make little sense to print an advertisement that says, "Buy our new Super Light and Compact but Very Lethal Pistol Just in Case You Might Be the Rare Victim of Crime."

On the other hand the media has its own anti-gun agenda and hates to point out the falling crime rate because it's hard to state that "Stand Your Ground" laws have turned states like Florida into the "Wild West" when crime in Florida is at a 41 year low and even better nationwide. Incidents like the Trayvon Martin shooting drive viewership and newspaper sales and viewers and readers would not be as attracted by headlines that said, "Rare Shooting by a Person With a Concealed Weapons Permit Leads to Tragedy"

Both sides hate letting the truth interfere with profit so the average uninformed person believes that crime is everywhere and Florida is populated with large numbers of vigilantes who are looking for a chance to kill and have a license to do so.

I would personally like to see a far more rational society similar to what existed in the 50s and 60s when I was growing up. The people that I knew at that time who owned firearms were hunters, target shooters, collectors and of course criminals. Few people owned handguns but rifles and shotguns were common.

On the other hand I don't wish to see the private ownership of firearms greatly limited or banned and while I had a great deal of concern when "Shall Issue" concealed carry first passed in Florida, it has proven to be a very successful program. I know of three instances in which a person who was legally carrying a handgun was able to stop a street robbery or a violent attack merely because he was armed. No shots were fired.