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To: Sully- who wrote (14603)	10/1/2005 7:46:18 PM
From: Sully-	of 35834

FLORIDA: LOCKED AND LOADED By Michelle Malkin October 01, 2005 The gun control zealots are up in arms over Florida's new self-defense law. Jim Kouri of the National Association of Chiefs of Police explains how the Brady Campaign is lying to British tourists about the Sunshine State's so-called "Shoot First" statute: <<< The Brady organization is out-and-out lying about the new Florida law. First of all, the law addresses use of deadly force in the home not in the streets. The statute allows citizens to use physical deadly force against a person who enters their premises and is a threat to their safety. If a person within a residence feels an intruder will kill or cause serious injury to him or her, or that the intruder will kill or cause serious injury to someone else in that dwelling, that person may use deadly physical force against the intruder to stop the attack. The law does not apply to incidents outside of the gunowner's home and Sarah Brady and her bunch know it. The previous statute regarding the use deadly physical force by a private citizen stated that if a person could escape from his or her premises and others in that person's home could escape, then they could not claim justifiable homicide. The new law changes that, and rightly so. Why should a person have to retreat from someone invading their home? Only a Liberal would advocate that people should run from their homes when threatened even if they have the means to defend themselves, their families and their home. Sarah Brady and her bunch of gun-grabbers hope to inflict as much damage as possible on Florida, its economy and it's citizens. And she doesn't care if she has to lie to do it. >>> The good news for law-abiding Second Amendment supporters? The NRA plans to expand the effort to other states: <<< The National Rifle Association (NRA) is seeking to capitalize on the overwhelming passage of a Florida bill that greatly expands legal self defense by lobbing for the concept in other legislatures, the Boston Globe reported May 1. The bill, passed unanimously by the Florida Senate and 94-20 in the House, would erase the "duty to retreat" legal doctrine that governed the degree to which Floridians can use deadly force to defend themselves in public. The law expands the "castle doctrine" of self-defense in the home to space beyond the boundaries of one's property. Governor Jeb Bush has signed the bill into a law that replaces the "duty to retreat" language with a right to "meet force with force" anywhere people feel such a response is warranted. Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive vice president, said in an interview that the Florida law is the "first step of a multi-state strategy" to enact the measure elsewhere. >>> More background here. nraila.org Jeff at Alphecca proposes counter-advertisements for Chicago and has more links. alphecca.com Eric at Classical Values floats some sensitive ideas to help European tourists more comfortable when visiting a state of self-defense. Excellent. ;) classicalvalues.com For more gun-related blogging, check out the latest Carnival of the Cordite. gullyborg.typepad.com michellemalkin.com latimes.com michnews.com news.independent.co.uk

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