Florida No. 2 in nation for exporting guns used in crime

Florida, perhaps best known for exporting oranges, is now No. 2 nationwide for shipping out another commodity: guns.

[Surprise]

Wow what a surprise for the "Gunshine State." Next year it will be number one and proud of it....

[Franco]

It's the Wild Wild West down here..........

Soon we all will be wearing holsters for our Glocks and shooting our way through life like Jesse James !

Bring back Hopalong Cassidy !

[Freedom and Power]

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence reporting on this story is just as worthless as the Sun Sentinel publishing it... An anti gun biased group posting about gun statistics from the BATFE... Geeze we don't get out much do we Brady Brats in Washington D.C.

How many guns are stolen... Most if not all guns come from gun dealers that law abiding people buy... Most are stolen and some are bought... Stop making it sound like the EVIL gun dealers are selling guns more illegally to our northern brothern's.

You are a JOKE organization that should fade away like communism...

[DopeMan]

Guns are awesome. More people should have them.

[hmcoh]

Freedom and Power wrote:

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence reporting on this story is just as worthless as the Sun Sentinel publishing it... An anti gun biased group posting about gun statistics from the BATFE... Geeze we don't get out much do we Brady Brats in Washington D.C.
How many guns are stolen... Most if not all guns come from gun dealers that law abiding people buy... Most are stolen and some are bought... Stop making it sound like the EVIL gun dealers are selling guns more illegally to our northern brothern's.
You are a JOKE organization that should fade away like communism...

Absolutely correct. Sarah Brady and her organization are liars that will say anything to turn public opinion against gun owners. Both the Sun-Sentinel editorial staff, and the author of the story must have share the Brady Campaign's agenda. What a mockery of journalism.

[let me pile on too]

The Brady Center cooks the books by including murdered gangbangers among childhood gun deaths.

Its no surprise that the Sun Sentinel would accept Brady's baloney with a true believer's certitude. Guns are bad, don't you know.

[Random Sample]

let me pile on too wrote:

The Brady Center cooks the books by including murdered gangbangers among childhood gun deaths.
Its no surprise that the Sun Sentinel would accept Brady's baloney with a true believer's certitude. Guns are bad, don't you know.

I know, I know. The truth just stings a little too much to admit to it. I do feel for you after Bush apologized just two days ago for his rhetoric regarding his own private war that is killing our nation’s young people.

May be if you start doing drugs you can forget about just how many issues our state and country are being crippled by?

But then again, as long as you have your gun!!!!

[8-Ball]

How lovely... FL has turned into the national ghetto. I should start looking for a new state to move to.

[Freedom writes]

More good people need to own guns. This article is counter productive when it comes to true law enforcement. If more citizens had guns at their side we would have less crime and less gang-bangers in jail!!

Gov. wants to take our arms away, of course and this is how it starts with biased news articles. Get real already, the chimps are running the zoo down here.

WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED ONLY OUTLAWS WILL HAVE GUNS!

Sorry I'm no outlaw, but more and more I feel the need to carry a gun!

[Get Real]

The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence,,,,, Oh yeah! I'm sure THAT'S an unbiased report!!! Oh yeah!

[GOP Blows]

hmcoh wrote:

<quoted text>
Absolutely correct. Sarah Brady and her organization are liars that will say anything to turn public opinion against gun owners. Both the Sun-Sentinel editorial staff, and the author of the story must have share the Brady Campaign's agenda. What a mockery of journalism.

After her husband got his brains shot out I think she has the right to be anti-gun! I would love to see how you would feel if your spouse got their head blown off.

The gun laws in this state are so backwards...when most states are banning guns and making them more difficult to acquire, we are making it legal to carry guns to work and shoot first then ask questions.

[Wow_here we go again]

Surprise wrote:

Wow what a surprise for the "Gunshine State." Next year it will be number one and proud of it....

Geee I wonder if the Brady Bunch campaign had to manipulate all of the facts or just some.

The problem is not the guns. It's liberal judges and people like the anti-gun zealots who are the true cause.

[Wow_here we go again]

8-Ball wrote:

How lovely... FL has turned into the national ghetto. I should start looking for a new state to move to.

Feel free to leave anytime idiot.

[Wow_here we go again]

GOP Blows wrote:

<quoted text>
exactly ... like this administration infringing your your rights...wire tapping your phones, dissallowing gay marraige, and making abortion illegal.

How typically hypocritical of you...

Oh wait your a demoRAT that says it all.

WASHINGTON DC: Handguns are COMPLETELY outlawed...

Want to guess where the #1 handgun murder rate in the country is???
Please explain to me how gun control is so effective when this is the result.

Come on... I am sure even someone as dimwitted as you can figure this one out.

The only thing folks like you and the Brady bunch do is make it far easier on the criminals.

Funny how you are so prepared to strip law abiding citizens of their rights... yet you and your ilk are the first to complain about how harsh the criminals are treated if they don't have A/C, cable TV and a weight room.

Pray you never need the help.... but if you do run in to trouble, hopefully someone like me will help you out... because if you need help and you are near another anti-gun zealot like yourself.... dialing 911 and screeching at the operator is not going to do much for you.

Another few tidbits for you libbys...

Ted Kennedy's car has killed more people then me and my gun.

Smoking kills 50 times more people then guns EVERY YEAR.

So if all you REALLY want to do is save lives... attack the tobacco industry and quit trying to control everyone elses rights.

Gun Control means a steady aim.

[Enough is Enough]

Can't we be number 1 in anything!?! What's our problem. We have some of the most lenient gun laws in the country and still we fall behind Georgia. Come on people, you can buy all the guns you want down here, so I am challenging all of the NRA gun nuts to buy a few extra (on top of the dozens you already have and seemingly need) and ship them out to some poor underprivileged felon in another state. It's your duty, darn it.

[bobby- g]

The Brady Center for Gun Confiscation plays games with statistics while totally ignoring how many times firearms are used to prevent violent crimes from taking place. How about the violent crimes that are committed by felons that are released by liberal judges back into society? They say we need an ocean to protect us from guns. How about another planet between us and the Brady Bunch of control freaks?

[Legal Owner]

Do guns cause people to commit crimes?

It's simple supply and demand. The guns will travel where the supply is low and the demand is high. The problem is not the availability of guns in Florida, it's the demand for them in other states. Why do these states have so many out of control criminals?

It's amazing to me how ignorant these anti gun fanatics are. I'm fine with reasonable gun control. But when it prevents law abiding citizens from protecting themselves, it goes too far. These people don't understand the importance of this right and the principles our country was founded upon.

[Charlene]

No suprise since florida has the most liberal gun laws in the country. Its all about business.Not protecting yourself,what a bunch of bull.

[JohnSS]

Do you think harsher gun laws are going to stop gun crimes? If so, I have a nice bridge for sale, Really cheap too!

[Palm Bay Reader]

Sadly the "Cold Dead Hands" saying the NRA favors often comes true for many gun owners and users (regardless of legal status). Until our country develops a "back bone" to stand up against the Gun Lobby sadly their own saying will always hold true.
Here's a more appropriate quote, "Those who live by the sword - die by the sword". How true!