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Florida Lawmakers Defy Common Sense to Pander to the Gun Lobby
13 June 2011
Orlando Sentinel (Florida), Opinion
State and federal lawmakers from Florida have made clear in recent weeks just how eager they are to please the politically powerful gun lobby. It's as cringe-producing as a tweet from Anthony Weiner.
During this year's legislative session, state lawmakers passed a bill, which Gov. Rick Scott signed into law, that restricts how doctors and other health-care providers talk to their patients about guns. Physicians, especially pediatricians, have traditionally asked about... (GunPolicy.org)