Free Republic

TALLAHASSEE -- The National Rifle Association has been on a political roll in Florida.During the past two years, the much-loved and much-loathed group has successfully lobbied Gov. Jeb Bush and state lawmakers to approve a series of controversial laws dealing with gun rights.The prime example: a law passed this spring that makes it clear citizens can use force to fight back when attacked in public or in their homes or cars -- a law critics say threatens to turn Florida into a shoot-'em-up version of the Wild West.Now, fresh from those victories, the NRA and its legislative allies want to...