Fl. Open Carry, Well, Sort Of....

[fightingquaker13]

Folks, the Florida legislature has come through again. Who needs cable when you have these guys? There is a bill which is gaining traction that would allow open carry in the state. It is generally being met by yawns, but the tourism and hospitality interests are (figuratively) up in arms about it. They are afraid that gun totin' Floridians will scare away the Yankess (to which I say hooray). Still, the leg has outdone itself here by EXEMPTING THE LEGISLATURE FROM THIS AND MAKING IT A GUN FREE ZONE!
As you can imagine, the antis are having a field day with this. And honestly, who can blame them? Essentially their argument is "If its so safe, why can't I carry a gun into your place of business"? Pretty darn hard to refute. One more example of government saying whats good for me is not good for thee. Someone needs to slap these silly bastards.
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[tombogan03884]

You keep bashing "Yankee's" but you are (again) a day late (more like a month ) and a dollar short.
NH, Me, and Vermont have always had unrestricted open carry.
Last summer the Dem dominated state Legislature made State offices "Gun Free Zones", When the American's retook control last month their first act was to over reverse that.  

[fightingquaker13]

It was a joke dude. Its the antis big rationale. "Tourists from northern states with sane gun laws won't come down here". Personally, if you're bothered by the 2A, I'd just as soon you stayed home. That was all I meant.
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[tombogan03884]

I just get sick of being grouped with those azzholes in Ma and NY, we have to put up with enough of their crap up here.
That and hearing about "Fla.'s first in the nation shall issue CCW", I had permits in Me. and NH 5-10 years before it ever came up in Fl. and my Dad had a NH permit 10 years before that.

[fullautovalmet76]

They are afraid that gun totin' Floridians will scare away the Yankess (to which I say hooray). Still, the leg has outdone itself here by

"....I wish I was in Dixie, Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie Land I'll take my stand
to live and die in Dixie.
Away, away, away down south in Dixie.
Away, away, away down south in Dixie....."

Anything south of Orlando is north of the Mason-Dixon to me....  

As for the legislation, it's BS about the exemption but I'll take it for now. Does it do away with CCW permits for in-state carry?

I just get sick of being grouped with those azzholes in Ma and NY, we have to put up with enough of their crap up here.
That and hearing about "Fla.'s first in the nation shall issue CCW", I had permits in Me. and NH 5-10 years before it ever came up in Fl. and my Dad had a NH permit 10 years before that.

That's why you should have let the CSA win.....And if we knew all trouble we would have to put up with 150 years later, we would have picked our own damn cotton!.....

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[fightingquaker13]

That's why you should have let the CSA win.....And if we knew all trouble we would have to put up with 150 years later, we would have picked our own damn cotton!.....

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I rember seeing a cartoon many years back. I think it was the New Yorker, but I forget because it was long enough ago it passed muster without the PC police goining nuts. Anyway two guys in Pilgrim outfits are standing by a dock with a sign saying "Welcome to Jamestown". One is saying to the other "Relax Jonathon, its just a few slaves, how much trouble can it cause"? 
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[tombogan03884]

Hey FA, You DO realize that song was written by a Northerner don't you ?
Kind of like hearing Jesse Jackson sing "Mammie !" 

[Timothy]

Hey FA, You DO realize that song was written by a Northerner don't you ?
Kind of like hearing Jesse Jackson sing "Mammie !" 

Irony is a bitch.....

Dude was from Ohio....he did work in blackface though...

[mkm]

Hey FA, You DO realize that song was written by a Northerner don't you ?
Kind of like hearing Jesse Jackson sing "Mammie !" 

Of course, it had to be written by a Northerner.  There are only two types of people who would have to say "I WISH I was in in Dixie":  Northerners and Southerners who have had to leave the South.  We're already here.  Why would we have to wish to be here?   

[tombogan03884]

Been there, it's over rated.