Rather than convince people that they have the right to keep and bear arms, the CWL reaching 1 mil has shown that we have literally convinced 1 million people in Florida that the 2nd Amendment is null and void - and they accepted it... fml
Actually, you and I know better.
What it shows is that 975,000 people lined up to get their permit/license in order to be law abiding citizens.
MOST of them do not know, nor do they CARE TO KNOW the background of the gun movement in Florida and most of them do not frequent these forums to even attempt to learn about it.
You and I both know many people with carry permits who haven't carried a gun in years and most probably won't. They've heard snippets on the news about the 2nd Amendment, but it doesn't come into play (at least according to them) in any way in their daily lives.
So, there are approximately 20,000,000 people residing in Florida. 5% of them apparently have a piece of paper saying they can legal carry a gun on their person. Do you think even HALF of the remaining 19,000,000 realize they can have a loaded weapon in their glove box of their car?
I think that as more people get their permits and then start to actually THINK about what they're doing, we may see an upsurge in overall knowledge about weapons and the laws. Until such time, we're still a minority in the state, but we can all still help get the word out one way or the other.
AD (open carry advocate and daily practicioner)