Jeb, you are an idiot. And it doesn’t say much for the Florida legislators either. I speak of the “Stand Your Ground” law signed recently by Florida governor Jeb Bush (yes, President Shrub’s brother) which in a nutshell means that it is legal for anyone can shoot to kill in self-defense anywhere, home or not, without trying to flee.

Guess who pushed it… yep, the gun lobbyist. Now I have no problem with gun ownership or using guns in hunting (though I still don’t get why you need an fully automatic, empty-my-clip-in-one-trigger-pull rifle for hunting… have the deer suddenly started caring AK-47′s?), but I am leery of making it legal for people to start shooting in public. Yes, I know the law doesn’t just cover guns, but knives don’t kill people ten feet away and they are easier to aim.

Yes, protect yourself, but not by giving out a “licence to kill”.

What I see happening in the not too distant future….
A boy and his parents as well as a few innocent by-standers being killed because a man mistook a little kid’s water gun as a pistol.
Racial killings because “that person of color was threatening my safety”, even though he was unarmed.
More people getting killed over petty arguments.
More police persons being shot by citizens “utilizing legal deadly force”.
A bank robbery ending in massive bloodshed that could have been avoided.

And this in a state that is the retirement capitol of the world. Yes, let’s give great-grandpa, who has failing vision, an unsteady hand, and is paranoid about the kids in his lawn, a gun and let him loose in public.

Remember this law is from the same people who are against women’s choice in abortion. I guess it is okay to kill after the baby has been born.

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