Ravenwood - 09/26/05 06:30 AM
Alphecca reports on the gun grabbers latest scare tactics, ala the Miami Herald.
Enter Florida at your own risk. That's the message supporters of gun control are sending in an ad campaign designed to warn visitors about Florida's new law allowing victims to shoot first in self-defense without fear of prosecution.So Florida reinforces your right to shoot someone who breaks into your home and intends you harm, so the gun grabbers claim they'll be gunning 'em down on the streets. When it comes down to robbers and victims, why are these guys always on the side of the robbers?The law, passed by the Florida Legislature in the spring and signed by Gov. Jeb Bush, takes effect Oct. 1. That's the day the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence will start its newspaper ad campaign in London, Chicago, Boston and Detroit and hand out fliers to arriving passengers at Miami International Airport.
The new law ''may lead to the reckless use of guns on the streets of Florida cities,'' the one-page flier reads. The ads will warn that after Oct. 1, visitors ''face a greater risk of bodily harm in Florida,'' said Peter Hamm, spokesman for the Washington-based advocacy group.
The fliers urge tourists to take precautions, such as: ''Do not argue unnecessarily with local people,'' and ''keep your hands in plain sight'' if you are involved in a traffic accident or a near-miss.
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The governor's office blasted the campaign as a gimmick to inflame public opinion with false information.
''We think this is ridiculous,'' said Alia Faraj, the governor's spokeswoman. "Florida's crime rate has reached a 34-year low and the 80 million visitors who came to our state can attest to that. It's tragic that they would use gimmicks like that to scare people.''
The measure expanded Florida's ''castle doctrine'' law -- named after the philosophy that ''a man's home is his castle'' -- which holds that a person has a right to shoot first in self-defense in his home.
Can the state of Florida sue for libel/slander? After all, where are the statistics proving their claims? If nothing else, Florida may be able to get a restraining order on the distribution of the pamphlets.
The other option is to post signs stating the real statistics showing that crime drops when law-abiding citizens are not discouraged in arming themselves.
Posted by: Lornkanaga at September 26, 2005 8:44 AMWhen concealed carry was being debated in 1986, they cried that "the streets would run ankle-deep in blood" in wild west-style shootouts on every corner. It never happened. This sounds like more of the same.
Posted by: Redhawk357 at September 26, 2005 8:55 AMRedhawk you're 100% right. They were crying the same when the no-retreat bill was being voted on.
Still nothing has happened. They just want a reason to cry. Personally they can come by my house if they want to go home crying.
Posted by: Derek at September 26, 2005 10:51 AMthey support the criminals because they are morally bankrupt. Surprised you would link to alfagga site though.
Posted by: Steve at September 27, 2005 4:14 PMI wonder if the Brady campaign will end up increasing the crime-reduction effect of the law...
Posted by: Nate at September 28, 2005 1:30 PMJust proves what abunch of stupid nitwits the gun control crowd is if anyplace one should enter at their own risk its WASHINGTON D.C.
Posted by: screaming eagle at September 29, 2005 10:16 PMIts like what happened when KENASHAW GEORGIA got a oredanence saying that all must have a gun in their home so as usial the liberal left-wing news media made the usial idiotic statments saying that the murder rate would go up and blood would flow throught the streets like flood water but instead the crime rate went down so the libera; left-wing media vulture went down to georgia for a feat and starved to death instead big joke on the gun control idiots
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