From: russell-watson@att.net   
      
   On Fri, 8 Aug 2003 19:30:22 -0500, "laro"  wrote:   
      
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   >"Russell Watson"  wrote in message   
   >news:9gi3jvcj1qd5k6od0aslu4cbafaqd0ro9v@4ax.com...   
   >> I watched a special about the Lincoln County War on either the History   
   >> Channel or Discovery Channel a few years back that stated over a   
   >> certain number of months a given number of men died, and only one was   
   >> of natural causes. Can't remember the specifics of the time period (I   
   >> think it was a year, but I wouldn't swear to it now) or how many total   
   >> died, but the fact that only one was natural stuck out. This was taken   
   >> from a report written by a local doctor at the time. Though the areas   
   >> that were like that were not as common as western fiction would have   
   >> one believe, they certainly did exist. A case of myth growing up out   
   >> of a factual basis. I believe it was Dodge that boasted " A dead man   
   >> for breakfast every morning". A mix of whiskey, guns, gambling, and   
   >> more lonely men than whores to entertain them all made for a volatile   
   >> concoction in many places. It's not for no reason that even today   
   >> states like right here in FL where anybody over the age of 21 without   
   >> a criminal record by law can not be denied a concealed carry permit it   
   >> is illegal to carry in a bar or a place where gambling is allowed   
   >> (race tracks, bingo halls, etc).   
   >> '97 FLSTF   
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   >I'm not sure from the words or context what your point is at the end.  Are   
   >you saying the concealed carry IS permitted in racetracks, bingo halls, etc?   
   >Not so here in my state.   
      
   Nope, mine is the same as yours: it is illegal to carry in those   
   places, as well as into a police station, courtroom, or school.   
   For a brief time, before they modified the law to make it so that no   
   person with a clean record could be denied a concealed permit, it was   
   legal for anyone who met that criteria to carry openly. They quickly   
   decided that having civilians walking around with holstered pistols on   
   their hip was a little too blatant and cobbled up the current version.   
   Part of the rationale behind doing this was that the concealed laws   
   are a little more strict, especially in regards to issues like   
   carrying in a car, where it stipulates that the weapon has to be out   
   of sight and require 3 distinct moves to be brought into battery. This   
   is to give the cops a chance to get the drop on you. However, like   
   most gun laws, it is totally stupid in that it assumes that anyone who   
   might shoot a police officer is going to give a shit about a law   
   stating where and how you can carry your gun. But that's logic in   
   lawmaker land...   
      
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   >I appreciate the fact that, since it is a given that criminals are going to   
   >be armed, the state would permit ordinary law-abiding citizens to carry for   
   >their own protection and possibly (Probably, some would say) deter criminal   
   >acts against their person.   YMMV.   
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   '97 FLSTF   
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