Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: I just had to turn off Rachel Maddow. [View all]gejohnston
(17,502 posts)We have had gun control since the founding. Florida has stricter laws than half of the states. In fact, the south has traditionally have had stricter laws. Do you know what the current gun laws are? Federal laws? I'm amazed that people really think you can by assault rifles and sub machine guns at Wal Mart, even though they have been basically banned since 1934.
Laws of different states? Do you know the laws of your state? The history of them? Florida banned open carry in 1893 because some white people didn't like African American workers "toting". That was the real reason. Didn't have anything to do with "a more civilized society". Neither was South Carolina's 1902-1965 handgun ban. New York's state law was written by and named after a gangster.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he controlled much of the city's criminal activities between 14th Street and the Battery in New York City. He is credited as being one of the earliest ward representatives to use his position to enable the activities of criminal street gangs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Sullivan
Chicago is still like that.
In the places that have stricter gun laws than Europe have higher murder rates? Places like Chicago, NYC, USVI, Puerto Rico? Vermont and Wyoming are as safe as if not safer than Europe.
looking like that in a gated community? Get real. You don't know this place that well. The only difference is Bill Maher would find it amusing.
My son gets stopped in Florida for wearing cammo. He is white.