FLORIDA: Concealed Weapons Permit Holder Shoots, Kills Armed Robber.

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5. Such incidents get longer articles only if there is a question about the use of lethal force. ...

The legitimate use of a firearm for self defense usually only receives local attention and only if shots are fired.

Any possible misuse of a firearm by a person with a concealed weapons permit will garner far more attention both at the local level and often at the national.

It is true that sites that are pro-gun rights often list stories that describe the use of a firearm for legitimate self defense. Unfortunately posting links to such sites is largely discouraged on DU. Note that I am not complaining as it is a fact that such sites often contain propaganda or links to other sites that do so. I try to do my best to post articles only from unbiased sites or actual news stories from local news sources.

I may be relatively odd as I am a progressive and liberal Democrat who actually supports gun rights and is in favor of the private ownership of firearms for hunting, target shooting or self defense. I might also be unusual as during the day I watch Fox News, CNN and MSNBC. I listen and consider all the views and form my own independent opinion.

Before I discovered DU I used to post on pro-gun sites where everybody agreed with me. I found that posting on DU was challenging and caused me to reconsider many of my pro-gun views. This experience also taught me a lot.

One of the major advantages of post on DU is that I can venture from the Gungeon and find intelligent and literate posts that were rare on the more conservative and pro-gun sites where I used to post.