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Originally Posted by janmcn
If the NRA gets it's way, it will no longer be necessary to lock up your guns as you will not be charged in these type of cases.
Also, the Florida Legislature is proposing expanding the 'Stand Your Ground Law' to make it perfectly legal to fire warning shots into the air. What a stellar idea. Can you imagine sitting at the town squares and having warning shots fired all around you?
Reading these stories makes me sick to my stomach. I have an eight year old great nephew.
Now is the time to contact your FL legislator, since their annual session begins on Tuesday. Not that it will do any good.
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Allow me to correct, or at least put into proper context what you are saying.
1. Laws governing the locking of guns is mostly a state effort, which is good although there are laws on the books now. A federal law passed in 2005 covers it and in Florida ..
."states that any person who stores or leaves a loaded firearm on premises under his or her control, and who knows or reasonably should know that a person under age 16 is likely to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor’s parent or person having charge of the minor, or without supervision required by law, must do one of the following:
Keep the firearm in a securely locked box or container;
Keep the firearm in a location which a reasonable person would believe to be secure; or
Secure the firearm with a trigger lock.1
According to what I could find, the NRA is also in strong support of that....can you allow us where you are getting the NRA proposal ??
2. The expansion of the Stand your Ground law simply is clarifying. About 23 states have this law, and problem was in Florida that you were in more serious danger if you pulled a gun and warned someone.....you seemed to be better of LEGALLY to shoot. That is the clarification being made. Just wanted to clarify the way your presented it.