April 07, 2005

Florida Considers "Open Fire" Law

Governor Jeb Bush is planning on signing a bill the Florida legislature has passed allowing citizens to shoot anyone they think is a threat in public.

Current law allows residents to fire on intuders on their property, but says they must try to "flee" a threatening situation in a public place.

Opponents, of course, think the law will make Florida streets a shoot-out free-for-all, while supporters think criminals will think twice about attacking a potentially armed victim.

My question is, when will the Supreme Court step in? And how many will decry the infringement upon state rights? After all, state rights was one of the talking points of those who supported the starving of Terri Schiavo and opposed special legislation by Congress that was signed by President Bush.

I have a feeling, though, that those who thought federal government had no business in the Schiavo case will think federal courts should step in and hijack Florida's gun legislation..."for the good of the people," of course. Just like abortion advocates approved of the Supreme Court making abortion legal in all states, no matter what each state's particular laws were.

Don't you love the hypocrisy?

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