Following the spread of right-to-carry laws (38 states now have them), Second Amendment enthusiasts are now promoting right-to-shoot laws, affirming that a citizen may "stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm.".

Following the spread of right-to-carry laws (38 states now have them), Second Amendment enthusiasts are now promoting right-to-shoot laws, affirming that a citizen may "stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm." Those words are taken from a bill passed easily (unanimously in the senate, 94-20 in the house) by the Florida state legislature last month, and signed into law by Gov. Jeb Bush. Floridians were previously required to retreat when threatened, if retreat was possible. Establishment opinion has naturally been scandalized by the new law. Sputtered the Washington Post, "[A]ny measure that increases the possibility of innocent people being killed or injured is a threat to public safety." The people of Florida beg to differ. The greatest threat to public safety, in their collective opinion, arises from criminals; and, as one of the bill's sponsors observed: "Disorder and chaos are always held in check by the law-abiding citizen."