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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBreaking: new SYG initiative in Florida!
TALLAHASSEE (The Borowitz Report)Opponents of Floridas Stand Your Ground law are attempting to mobilize support for a new law called Dont Shoot Me for Absolutely No Reason.
The proposed law, which faces major opposition in the Florida legislature, would make it illegal for people in the state to shoot each other for no reason whatsoever.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/
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Breaking: new SYG initiative in Florida! (Original Post)
Warren Stupidity
Jul 2013
OP
If people have to give a reason for shooting somebody, only outlaws will have reasons
BlueStreak
Jul 2013
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darkangel218
(13,985 posts)1. Great, hope it passes.
PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)2. !
Under the provisions of Dont Shoot Me for Absolutely No Reason, you will be required to have an actual reason for shooting someone, said a spokesman for the measure, Harland Dorrinson. This will be a first in Florida.
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If you force someone to have a reason to shoot someone, soon you will be taking away his right to shoot that person altogether, the N.R.A. said.
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)3. Florida Rep. Chris Smith (D-Ft.Ld.)
introduced a bill last December amending SYG. It never got out of committee. He is now re-introducing that bill. Write to him. I signed a petition before in support of it, and will again.
Mr. Smith is definitely a leader in the fight against this.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)4. What the hell will the police do for kicks? nm
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)5. If people have to give a reason for shooting somebody, only outlaws will have reasons