Vol Texan wrote:The number of active concealed weapons licenses in Florida, already home to more owners of such registered weapons than any other U.S. state, is expected to reach the 1 million mark next week, a state official said on Wednesday.
"The number of gun owners is up and crime is down," Hammer said. "Criminals commit crimes, but they aren't stupid. They don't want to get shot."
I packed a firearm in a checked bag on a trip to visit my mom in Florida a few weeks back. It was my first time (a) checking a firearm and (b) carrying in another state.
If I had known then what I've know now about how 2A-friendly the Sunshine state is, I wouldn't have been so nervous.
Ever hear of George Zimmerman, Treyvon Martin, and Stand Your Ground laws being challenged in Florida?
barstoolguru wrote:half of them live in other states
That's probably true. Florida, by the way, is ANOTHER formerly reliably conservative state which is swinging democrat.