Florida Rep. Pushes Bill To Legalize Shooting Bears 'That Are On Crack'
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No, this is not a "Cocaine Bear" sequel.
A Florida lawmaker wants the state to enact a “stand your ground”-style law against a scourge of what he describes as bears “that are on crack” kicking people’s doors down in the middle of the night.
At a hearing last week held by the House Infrastructure Strategies Committee, Republican state Rep. Jason Shoaf urged his colleagues to pass House Bill 87, which would allow Floridians to shoot bears if they fear “imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury.”
Shoaf introduced the bill, titled “Taking of Bears,” last September. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, black bears are the only species of bear found in Florida.
“This bill is not about bears,” he told the committee last week.
“Bears are cute and cuddly and an amazing creature ― those aren’t the bears we’re talking about in this bill. We’re talking about the ones that are on crack, and they break your door down and they’re standing in your living room growling and tearing your house apart.”
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