Florida Does It Again

The State of Florida has done it again.  This Saturday, October 1, 2011 some new gun laws are going into effect.  The new states that state law is superior to local ordinances.  This is a response to a case where a Gulf Breeze, Florida doctor was forced to shut down his private range on his own land.  Read that again.  It is an outrage when a town forces a person who pays property taxes to close a gun range he had open before neighbors moved in.  They chose to move there.  The range was already there when they decided to close on the properties they chose to purchase. The new neighbors helped get an ordinance a noise ordinance limiting gunshots to five a day to force the doctor to shutdown his private gun range.  A range on his private property.  That he pays taxes for.  Hurrah for the lawmakers in Tallahassee and for Rick Scott for having the guts and common sense to get this much needed law passed.
The second line of business is also common sense.  Florida does not permit open carry, so folks who wish to carry guns with a concealed carry license must be careful not to reveal the gun they carry or they can be charged with "brandishing".  The new law protects folks who do carry concealed.  If the gun is accidentally revealed when performing a task (such as putting groceries in your car) you can't be charged with brandishing.  Maybe some folks with brains were elected in 2010 in the Sunshine State.  I hope that holds true for other States also.

A New Start

I'd like to announce the reopening of my blog.  I intend on doing things a bit different this time around and I'd like to thank everyone for the support they have shown and send a special thanks to the folks who have asked me to reopen this site.  I'll still do political commentary, but now I intend to focus more on the states rights issue as I firmly believe Washington, D.C is simply to corrupt to save.  Please check in once a week and submit feedback.
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