Shoot to kill.(EDITOR'S NOTE)

I get a gnawing feeling in my stomach every time I seen gun lobbyists grin on C-SPAN. Call it a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm. I'm cribbing here, of course, from the legislation Gov. Jeb Bush signed into law in late April that allows Florida citizens to dispatch would-be assailants with extreme prejudice if they feel so threatened. This "meet force with force" law translates to shoot first and ask questions later.

Anyone conscious in South Florida during the 1980s can remember the violence that swirled around our region in large measure