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April 4, 2014

Florida Senate OK’s ‘warning shot’ bill

More from Florida...

TALLAHASSEE -- The state Senate passed a bill Thursday that grants immunity to people with clean criminal records who fire a warning shot or threaten to use deadly force in self-defense. It also seals court records of those charged with firing a weapon but later have those charges dropped.

Already passed by the House, the measure next goes to Gov. Rick Scott, who “supports the 2nd Amendment and Florida’s self-defense laws (and) looks forward to reviewing this legislation,’’ said a spokesman.

The so-called “warning shot” bill is backed heavily by the NRA and other gun groups like Florida Carry, who see it as a way to better protect members facing prosecution or who had been convicted for aggravated assault for firing guns in cases that didn’t involve injuries.

“This is about self-defense,” said the Senate’s sponsor, Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker. “It’s one more step forward for people to protect themselves.”

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/03/4037215/senate-oks-warning-shot-bill.html#storylink=cpy

April 3, 2014

Why do we prevent Soldiers from carrying personal weapons...

... On post when we trust them with government weapons that have exponentially more destructive power?

http://m.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/04/02/here-are-the-rules-on-carrying-firearms-on-fort-hood/

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