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Originally Posted by John_W
I watched Jay Leno two nights ago interview Savannah Guthrie about the Zimmerman case. He obviously didn't know what 'neighborhood watch' was or a concealed weapons permit. From his questions I got the immediate impression he thought GZ was a hired security guard and was given a gun as part of his job. He couldn't comprehend that citizens will go out and patrol their neighborhood on their own free time. Another question was, why do they give these guys real guns. Again, he had no clue that GZ was legally carrying a concealed weapon that he owned. I got so annoyed by his ignorance I turned the show off.
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I am sure in Leno's area of Beverly Hills that there are no neighborhood watch programs and all the security is through private companies. Beverly Hills is different from most of the county just as The Villages is different from the less desirable places in Baltimore.
Is "The Block" still around?
Yes, concealed carry permits do have restrictions such as not carrying when in a bar or the bar part of a restaurant. If a person is a veteran and has a discharge above "dishonorable", he/she can get a concealed carry permit in Florida just by presenting your DD214 plus the fee (around $85, I believe). Of course, they have to meet other criteria regarding criminal and mental compliance. No safety course or shooting qualification is required of a veteran.
I do remember seeing in the Daily Sun a couple of different articles in the past 3 years about a couple of people who were charged with assault with a deadly weapon for flashing their pistol when in a arguments over parking spaces to intimidate the other person.
Carrying a pistol has responsibility and most use it wisely.