Speaking of the cost of shooting . . .

[flamin lib]

https://www.democraticunderground.com/126212452

It seems that the state of Florida will pay $1.1 million in court costs to some doctors who sued the state over their first amendment rights.

What? There's another right that doesn't have something to do with guns? Seems so, much to the NRA's surprise.

It went like this; the FL legislature which was heavily lobbyed by the NRA passed a law that forbade doctors from asking patients about guns in the household. Some of the medical associations, notably the American Association of Pediatrics, were raising awareness among their members of the dangers posed to their patients by unsecured guns. When some doctors began to ask about and suggest such radical in-your-face-extreme ideas like gun safes to protect children the NRA wasn't having any of it. Violation of 2nd Amendment ya' know.

Some of the doctors discovered this little known clause in the Constitution that relates to freedom of speech and sued. Long story short the taxpayers of FL are now saddled with a $1.1 million payout to cover the cost of explaining to the state legislature that guns just ain't all that.

Call it tuition for a short course in the Bill of Rights.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/us/florida-doctors-guns-lawsuit.html