Orange County Leads Area In Concealed Weapons Licenses

WFTV-TV Channel 9 ^ | Nov. 14, 2006 | Patriotgal1776

[GVnana]

I can think of at least 55,000 people who should write letters to the FCC demanding this broadcaster's license be taken away the next time it is up for renewal

There's gotta be a lawsuit in here somewhere. What's the point in publishing the names unless you intend to harass someone? It's not NEWS.

[cvq3842]

I've often thought about that idea!

[Sarajevo]

Carrying a concealed weapon is considered a right in Florida. The license costs about $100. If you're 21, can shoot and have a clean record, chances are you qualify.

If carrying a concealed weapon is a right (presuming the individual is not a criminal), why are they required to pay $100 for that right, and why do they need a license?

[kerryusama04]

Ping

[cvq3842]

Can you imagine the outcry about "harrassing and invading the pricacy of people exercising a 'Constitutional right'"?

Well, . . .

[sparkomatic]

OK. Here ya go news media. I'm Keith and I'm packin' too. In fact, it's a S&W .40. Go ahead. Tell who ever you want.

[cripplecreek]

[MplsSteve]

Nice!

Do you know where this picture was taken?

[patriotgal1787]

Here they are:
WFTV Eyewitness News Team:
Gustavo Almodóvar, Christina Arangio, Steve Barrett, Bob Baxa, Kathi Belich, Cynthia Demos, Vanessa Echols, Chris Egert, Josh Einiger, Jorge Estevez, Jodie Fleischer, Dan Hellie, Melonie Holt, Arch Kennedy, Zach Klein, Mary Nguyen, Kevin Oliver, Bob Opsahl, Berndt Petersen, Martie Salt, Joe Smith, Tim Stockman, Tom Terry, Scott Thuman, Jamison Uhler, Todd Ulrich, Greg Warmoth, Dain Weister, Barbara West, Carl Willis, Josh Wilson
News director is Bob Jordan

[MizSterious]

Possible? I'd say "likely."

[57chevypreterist]

"Yet, statistics show violent crime actually decreased with Florida's right to conceal, depending on who you believe, anywhere from seven percent to 40 percent."

I'm sick of you pro-violence people trying to push your extreme agenda on everyone by quoting facts. You're simply disingenuous by playing the truth card. Don;t you even care about the children? (sob!)

:)

[FormerACLUmember]

I believe Gulfport, Mississippi.

[RexBeach]

WFTV is full of baloney. What possible good can come of publishing such a list?

My God, local TV news is such a disater area. The writing stinks, the news judgement is dreadful, the weather report has been stretched into its own little saga, and sports reportage has now morphed into a 10-minute segment of screaming and shouting.

I no longer watch the stuff.

[BigBobber]

I don't remember the exact details, but California used to allow anyone to get the information from state drivers licenses. it was considered "public information". A stalker used this information from the state to get the home address of a young starlet, and then killed her.

The law was subsequently changed. I can't remember if it was due to lawsuit or legislative action. Driver's license information is now harder to get in this state.

If there are some celebrities/big wigs on that CC list who don't like their home address published, you can expect some action.

[TheShaz]

In a related incident in Texas.

We have a mother/daughter and a criminal breaking in. What the jerk did not know until it was too late.

GRANDMA WAS PACKIN!

http://www.nbc5i.com/news/5289996/detail.html

Even has the 911 tape - great to listen too.

[Matchett-PI]

"Yep, or better yet. A nice big sign in their front yard that says: THIS HOUSE PROUDLY GUN-FREE"

I tried to hand those signs out for free to the mommies who were marching in the so-called, "Million Mom March" in Tampa/St Pete Florida a few years ago, but they refused to take them and put them up in their front windows as I suggested. Ding! Ding! LOL

[absolootezer0]

congrats to the 55,000. they will now be even more safe from criminals.

[Puppage]

"Yet, statistics show violent crime actually decreased with Florida's right to conceal, depending on who you believe, anywhere from seven percent to 40 percent."

And, the state of Florida stopped tracking offenses of people who have CCWs.It was so low as to be non existant.

Moral of the story: If ALL people behaved like CCW holders, there would not be a need for CCWs.

[DawesRidesAgain]

"Maybe they should post a list of people who DON'T own a gun."

Well, at least reporters who don't, anyway.

[dnmore]

Maybe I am dense, but I don't see in the article or the immediate links within the article where they actually published names of concealed weapons holders. The title of the thread is "Central Florida TV station publishes names of concealed weapons license holders" and the title of the actual article is "Orange County Leads Area In Concealed Weapons Licenses" but I don't see where the names (other than a couple of gun store owners) is published. I am not a big fan of WFTV, but I watched the video and it is not particularly anti-gun or pro-gun.

But I am off topic a bit. The title is a non-sequitur from the content. I don't see where it "publishes names of concealed weapon holders"