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The Shoot First State? Ads Warn About New Florida Law
29 September 2005
St Petersburg Times (Florida)
TALLAHASSEE — It's definitely not your typical tourist pitch.
"Thinking about a Florida vacation?" the advertisement asks. "A new law in the Sunshine State authorizes nervous or frightened residents to use deadly force."
Ads, fliers, billboards and a Web site are part of a campaign by a national gun control group to warn visitors about Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law that takes effect Saturday.
The law gives broad legal protections to a person who is attacked not... (GunPolicy.org)
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