Gun foes to warn tourists on law.

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

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Byline: Linda Kleindienst

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. _ Warning that Florida streets have the potential to morph into the OK Corral, gun-control advocates are preparing to launch an international campaign through newspapers and the Internet to tell travelers about a new state law that allows people to use deadly force in self-defense.

"It's a particular risk faced by travelers coming to Florida for a vacation because they have no idea it's going to be the law of the land," said Peter Hamm, communications director of the Washington, D.C.-based Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. "If they get into a road-rage argument, the other person may feel he has the right to use deadly force."

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