On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 12:10:42 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

That is typical northeastern liberal thinking. There is a bill working
it's way through the Florida legislature strengthening the Stand Your
Ground Law.
There are sheriffs encouraging people to carry if they have the
license in light of these terrorists.

BTW the "fight if you have to" plan is becoming more popular with
programs like ALICE. The fight plan includes causing a chose and
throwing everything you can find at the shooter

I seem to remember someone here suggesting that and being ridiculed



I don't know how you can consider being careful of what you say in
social media and other Internet forums as being "typical northeastern
liberal thinking". The issue is nation-wide.


I am not paranoid enough to think I am being watched all the time and
I have no problem with them knowing that I understand my rights (which
are different here than they are there)
I do understand the responsibility of carrying a gun and that you are
probably guilty until proved innocent if you have to shoot someone.
That is the thrust of the CCW classes here. It is 90%, legal
ramifications and only about 10% tactical. I have sat through the
course a number of times. It is free at a gun show if you don't need
the certificate and they usually run back to back all day. Typically
it is taught by a cop.

Sheriffs encouraging people to carry is one thing. I don't think they
are promoting that you advertise that you carry and that you'd shoot
someone with it.

I think it's better for criminals and terrorists to have to guess who
is armed and who is not. For that reason I wouldn't advocate "open
carry". Let them guess.


The real impetus for "open carry" here is to blunt the chances of
being charged if someone gets a peek at a concealed weapon.
I think that if they just softened up on that, we would not need an
open carry law. I doubt many people actually want one "hanging low".