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Old 07-01-2016, 11:20 AM
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Here is a copy of a post I made on this site on June 19th on the thread "Active Shooter Awareness Message for Citizens".

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In 2011 there was about 900,000 concealed weapons permits in Florida. Since this Orlando shooting I have read it is now 1.8 million. That's double in just 5 years. With a population of 20 million, roughly one in every ten has a concealed weapon in Florida.

The problem with the Orlando shooting was it happened in a place that serves mainly alcohol, off limits to those who carry a concealed weapon. Had it happen at one of the squares, a regular restaurant or movie theater here in TV, I think the outcome would of been different. In fact, I always believe that's why we haven't had a mass shooting in Florida until this latest. In the past we've had mass shootings in states with strict gun laws such as California #1 and Connecticut #5.