New Florida gun law

[JSTA]

I don't think they should be stricter, but then again they shouldn't be more relaxed lol.

JSTA Reviewed by JSTA on 05-16-2005. New Florida gun law Have any of you heard about this law? Here's a link to a story. New Gun Law I find it to be a ridiculous law. People are gonna be whipping guns out left and right. I'm against this, I freakin HATE guns. Rating: 5

[Torog]

I watched a program on TV last night called 'lethal attraction'. It was about guns in America. The presenter was British (Ross Kemp) and he was asking the American people if they thought their gun laws were too relaxed, none of them said yes. I actually agreed with the things they were saying about why they should be allowed to carry guns. One man said "It's better to have a gun and never need it than to be in a situation where you need a gun but don't have one". Another man (from Texas) said that it's more peaceful where he lives because people own guns, there is less chance of people messing with each other because they know the consequences. I agree with this. You'd have to be crazy to break into someone's house or mug them in the street in America, especially Texas. Making gun laws more strict in America would be the dumbest thing ever. All that would do is dismarm law abiding citizens leaving them defensless against rapists/theives/murderers and leave criminals still armed and dangerous. Do you think criminals would hand their guns in to one of those amnesty things? Not likely. Guns are a huge part of America, it's part of their culture and it will never change.
And you can't really compare gun laws in America to the laws in Britain. They're two totally different places. Gun control works in Britian. Yes there are guns on the street but they're not all over the place and shootings are mostly gang/drug related. I've never even seen a real gun and I don't know anyone who has. The nearest shootings to where I live occur in the outskirts of the large city I live near, which is about 10 - 15 miles away.

Howdy GTC21,

Dang..I feel sorry for you man..you ain't never seen a gun ? As in,never owned or handled a gun ?

Texans usually git their first gun,starting around 8-10 years old,my first gun was a 22 caliber,bolt-action and I got my deer huntin rifle,a 30-30 Winchester lever-action,when I was 11,got my first deer,that year too. When I was 12,I got me a job so I could git me a semi-auto 22,with a scope..when I started Highschool,I used to take it with me in my Uncle's car,and he'd bring his 22 with him too,and we'd go frog and turtle huntin,down on my family farm...ahhh...the good ol days..dang it ! Dang political correctness and city-slickers afraid of guns !

An armed society..is a polite society..and goverments should fear the people and their right to alter or abolish their goverment..not fear the goverment.

When you give up your inalienable right to self-defense with a gun..there's no reason for the goverment to fear it's citizenry,any longer..and criminals can prey upon the dis-armed,at will . That's pretty daggum sad.

Have a good one....

[XTC]

America is full of really paranoid people. People who just assume shoot you for standing in their front lawn. How is the law going to help ANYONE? I am glad that I don't live in FL, or anywhere near FL, it is a very scary state now. I have a suggestion. Let's saw off Florida and let the state float into the Ocean. That way, no one from another state will get shot for simply standing in the wrong lawn!

I love American's point of view. Afraid of a gun? Buy a gun! We need more Gun control!

[Button Basher]

Howdy GTC21,

Dang..I feel sorry for you man..you ain't never seen a gun ? As in,never owned or handled a gun ?

Texans usually git their first gun,starting around 8-10 years old,my first gun was a 22 caliber,bolt-action and I got my deer huntin rifle,a 30-30 Winchester lever-action,when I was 11,got my first deer,that year too. When I was 12,I got me a job so I could git me a semi-auto 22,with a scope..when I started Highschool,I used to take it with me in my Uncle's car,and he'd bring his 22 with him too,and we'd go frog and turtle huntin,down on my family farm...ahhh...the good ol days..dang it ! Dang political correctness and city-slickers afraid of guns !

An armed society..is a polite society..and goverments should fear the people and their right to alter or abolish their goverment..not fear the goverment.

When you give up your inalienable right to self-defense with a gun..there's no reason for the goverment to fear it's citizenry,any longer..and criminals can prey upon the dis-armed,at will . That's pretty daggum sad.

Have a good one....

Yo Torog, I know I immaturely ripped on you last time this matter came up, so i'll try to be as constructive as possible.

For someone that's never been to our socialist country Torog, you sure know what we need.

I've never seen or handled a gun also, and am glad, why do I need to? I have zero interest in weapons of death, is a boy made a man from handling a weapon that kills with zero effort required?

The fact is, we don't need guns and probably never will (what are we supposed to hunt here? rabbits?) When there's a shooting in the paper, it's a big deal because (as JST said) it's pretty rare nowadays for guns to be used outside of gang or drug related crime. I'm glad how guns are outlawed in this country and, with the increase of juvenile delinquent crime, glad there's been no suggestion to change otherwise. More guns means more criminals with guns. For someone brought up in a country that relishes weapons, you've not much right to contradict ours on such a matter, particularly when you've never experienced our culture first hand. Noone complains they want a gun and can't get one. Noone needs one. It's very simple logic.

I apologise for my behaviour last time this discussion arose, but I take offence at gung-ho, ammo crazy Americans like yourself thinking they know what this country needs. And the last thing it DOES in fact need, is guns.

[amsterdam]

the gun laws will never be changed.

[sawleaf]

America is full of really paranoid people. People who just assume shoot you for standing in their front lawn. How is the law going to help ANYONE? I am glad that I don't live in FL, or anywhere near FL, it is a very scary state now. I have a suggestion. Let's saw off Florida and let the state float into the Ocean. That way, no one from another state will get shot for simply standing in the wrong lawn!

I love American's point of view. Afraid of a gun? Buy a gun! We need more Gun control!

Actually Florida has much lower crime rates than a lot of other places in America that have strict gun control laws. I'd feel much safer in a well armed community than a disarmed one.

[amsterdam]

kaboom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1you are exactly right!!!



that guns deter crime is well known to many liberals,ecpecially those politicians and celebreties who make the loudest public noises in favor of gun control.these people routinely assert there is no advantage to owning guns.yet most of them have full time bodygaurds who follow them everywhere.the mayor of chicago is a huge anti-gun guy but would never step foot on the west side of chicago without his gun totting bodygaurds.

but the people who live in these areas face continuing danger and the mayor refuses to let them defend themselves.what hypocrites.

[amsterdam]

9 unelected supreme court judges will never be able to change the gun laws.the american people will never let that happen.

[JSTA]

I just don't see how you can feel safer in a well-armed community then a disarmed one. Look at the number of deaths by guns in the UK and look at the number we have. Now, if you're going by those numbers alone, that statement is ridiculous.

[Etrain]

Twice as many children are killed playing football in school than are murdered by guns. Thatâ??s right. Despite what media coverage might seem to indicate, there are more deaths related to high school football than guns. In a recent three year period, twice as many football players died from hits to the head, heat stroke, etc. (45), as compared with students who were murdered by firearms (22) during that same time period.6

Hey, it's not that I'm trying to argue, but that varies on location. I lived in some pretty rough neighborhoods in the bay/city and trust me...more kids get shot than die throughout the football season. It's no joke...they get killed everyday.