I suppose they think that if they can increase the already unwarranted, illogical and hysterical level of fear on the part of some visitors, that this will put pressure on politicians here and move things in their direction.
My hope is that our British Friends will be smart enough to see through this as the desperation from a bunch of losers that it truly is.
We would still shoot the idiots, regardless.
BTW - Visitors. Use your turn signals. 50% of Florida drivers carry weapons with them in their cars. Be VERY, VERY NICE ON OUR ROADS.
This is the SUN - a Murdoch paper, not exactly anti-US!
You have to remember who the Sun's readership is - the closest British equivalent to your "rednecks". The types who like to have a drink (or ten), hold strong (and rightist!) opinions, don't respect foreigners even when these are in their own country, and like to let off steam on holiday. On European holidays they just brawl at holiday resorts with each other, the police, the locals, no big deal.
So this is sensible advice to these readers.
LOL. At least they tangentially got one thing correct... an armed society is a polite society.
Anit-gunners should be forced to identify themselves while driving their cars, sort of like the way rental cars in Florida used to have the rental company stickers on them.
Those stickers were very useful to car jackers and other criminals, in identifing which cars were carrying unarmed tourists, usually with lots of money! They were easy prey for the criminals, especially with the CCW laws that Florida has.
Unfortunately, the FL legislature passed a law mandating that the rental companies take those stickers off their cars. While I'm for protecting innocent tourists from predators, since the anti-gunners are so vehimantly against people protecting themselves with guns, then they should reject the protection of the CCW laws, as provided by their neighbors, and identtify themselves as unarmed.
Mark
Other than the stupid anti gun rhetoric, it is good advise: Don't attack people, you might get shot. Pretty good advice anywhere, whether the people you are attacking are armed or not.
Finally, the Brady Bunch is doing something useful.
Telling visitors who come to our state to behave and don't attack the locals or you could get shot is great.
An armed society is a polite society.
They are Hoplophobes. How politically incorrect!
Don't worry guys, the good tourists won't be deterred from visiting by this, whereas the lager louts will watch their step or stay away.
Funny I lived in Miami for three years, often walked around at 2AM and NEVER once was I shot.
A bit over the top, actually. The chance of getting shot by a deef octogenarian who mistook your cheery "which way to Disneyworld?" for "stick up your hands and give me your wallet" is well under 75%.
(Florida born and raised, moved to AL a couple of years ago.)