Kopel doesn't sound like he's representing anything conservative in this hatchet-job.
If this had a shred of truth to it, how the hell did Al "mental health" gore nearly take that state? This line looks like a desperate attempt to get Florida to stop proving the left wrong.
David Kopel, research director of the conservative Independence Institute think tank in Golden, Colo., compared "Stand Your Ground" legislation to the concealed carry permit law Florida adopted in 1987.
"If a gun law doesn't lead to disaster in Florida, people tend to think it'll be fine in their state as well," Kopel said.
It's just an awkward choice of words. I don't believe there was an intent to malign Florida. It a poor way of describing Florida's potential for political possibilities. Florida proves that it can be done without all the "blood in the streets" that the gungrabbers try to scare everyone with. David Kopel is a good guy.
Speaking of states ......... http://www.sheepmagazine.com/issues/01_02_03.html
............ I never knew there was a “sheep!” magazine. And it comes with a nice centerfold each month in Arkansas.