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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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