Zen21Tao
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The Tornados that hit Central Florida hit less than 5 miles from my parents home in Volusia County. They are ok.
As others have said in a thread that was locked, the tornados hit completely unexpected and caused great devistation. What makes this discussion ON TOPIC is the response following this disaster and how it differs greatly from the response following Hurricane Katrina. Mostly because Katrina's response came from those that share the ideology that gun-grabbers do and Florida's resonse represents the ideology and beliefs of gun owners.
The effected areas were immediately declared a disaster areas by Govenor Charlie Christ and local efforts to provide relief were conveyed immediately as well. As for FEMA, they were her on the ground providing relief in less than 24hrs. Here there is no looting and no riots in the street. This is no doubt due, in large part, to Florida Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground Law.
There also have been no firearm confiscation orders given. For the most part, Florida is a very Conservitive state (well except for South Florida at least) where people believe in individual responsability. Rather than looking and waiting for hand outs from the Government, people are coming together to help each other. The aftermath of this storm demonstates the difference between how a nanny state handles a natural disaster and how a state built on freedom and responsability handle a natural disaster. I have never been prouder to be a Floridian.
** To stay on topic with THR: The 2nd Amendment is in part protecting people's means to defend themselves. Those that charish the 2nd Amendment understand that it has to do greatly with freedom and responsability. Most gun owners understand and accept that self-reliance is a personal responsabiliy. Those that oppose the 2nd Amendment want to defuse people of their responsability for themselves making them dependent upon the powers of government (local, state and fed). To keep on topic, please keep responses focused on how these two ideologies, dependance on others w/out responability and dependance on the self with personal responsability differ and effect our 2nd Amendment right.
As others have said in a thread that was locked, the tornados hit completely unexpected and caused great devistation. What makes this discussion ON TOPIC is the response following this disaster and how it differs greatly from the response following Hurricane Katrina. Mostly because Katrina's response came from those that share the ideology that gun-grabbers do and Florida's resonse represents the ideology and beliefs of gun owners.
The effected areas were immediately declared a disaster areas by Govenor Charlie Christ and local efforts to provide relief were conveyed immediately as well. As for FEMA, they were her on the ground providing relief in less than 24hrs. Here there is no looting and no riots in the street. This is no doubt due, in large part, to Florida Castle Doctrine and Stand Your Ground Law.
There also have been no firearm confiscation orders given. For the most part, Florida is a very Conservitive state (well except for South Florida at least) where people believe in individual responsability. Rather than looking and waiting for hand outs from the Government, people are coming together to help each other. The aftermath of this storm demonstates the difference between how a nanny state handles a natural disaster and how a state built on freedom and responsability handle a natural disaster. I have never been prouder to be a Floridian.
** To stay on topic with THR: The 2nd Amendment is in part protecting people's means to defend themselves. Those that charish the 2nd Amendment understand that it has to do greatly with freedom and responsability. Most gun owners understand and accept that self-reliance is a personal responsabiliy. Those that oppose the 2nd Amendment want to defuse people of their responsability for themselves making them dependent upon the powers of government (local, state and fed). To keep on topic, please keep responses focused on how these two ideologies, dependance on others w/out responability and dependance on the self with personal responsability differ and effect our 2nd Amendment right.
