"Scott Weiser" wrote in message
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A Usenet persona calling itself KMAN wrote:
"Scott Weiser" wrote in message
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A Usenet persona calling itself KMAN wrote:
in article 1110519448.701b72c2e1f5e9e9ec659957df8742c3@terane ws,
Nisarel
at
wrote on 3/11/05 12:37 AM:
KMAN wrote:
I think the consequences of living in a gun culture where everyone is
walking around with a gun waiting to shoot other people is ...
what life is like in Texas and Florida.
Heh. Well, I recently took a group to South Beach and I have to say
that
we
felt quite safe and had a great time there. All of the front line
people
in
the service industry and particularly the public transit workers were
much
more helpful and friendly than here. I actually nominated Miami-Dade
for
an
award. And it definitely didn't have the feel of a gun
culture...everyone
seemed to be having too much fun to be worried about carrying a gun.
BWHAHAHAHAAH!
Well, you really stepped on your generative organ this time.
Guess which state STARTED the liberalization of CCW? Guess which state
has
the LARGEST NUMBER of citizens carrying concealed handguns?
Florida.
Yes, I know Scotty. And I know about Jeb Bush.
I'm Canadian. I probably know more about Florida than most Floridians.
I'm just being honest about our experience in South Beach. The people
were
kind, and I did not sense any gun culture there. I'm also aware that
South
Beach is a pretty unique area.
Again, merely because you did not "sense" something does not mean that
guns
were all around you. They were. You can bet on it. The fact that people
don't openly display them is merely proof that your "gun culture"
appellation is spurious.
Gun culture is not about the existence or non-existence of guns. Obviously
there tends to be a correlation, but the link is not causal.
That's why they call it a CONCEALED weapon. You were without a doubt in
the
presence of several people who were armed, and the REASON you felt safe
is
BECAUSE of Florida's CCW program, which radically reduced street crime,
particularly in Miami and its environs.
Oh, I could see various crimes taking place right in front of my eyes.
But
it was the type of community where people walk with their head up and say
hello, and don't act like they'll whip out a semi-auto and blow you away
if
you look at them wrong.
Hyperbolic amphigory.
Perhaps only because you have been a gun nut for so long that you forget
what it feels like to live without fear.