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JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): Now to our week-long focus on guns, violence and mental health concerns in the wake of the Connecticut shootings.
Tonight, special correspondent Trimmel Gomes from Florida Public Radio WFSU-FM looks at the increase in gun ownership in that political battleground state.
His report is part of the PBS "After Newtown" series.
TRIMMEL GOMES, WFSU: Florida is known for many things, its sandy beaches and warm weather, but the state's nickname of being the Sunshine State is getting stiff competition by some who call it the "Gunshine State."
CHARLIE STRICKLAND, Talon Range: Florida is very pro-gun.
TRIMMEL GOMES: Charlie Strickland is a sheriff's lieutenant and part owner of the soon-to-be-built Talon Shooting Range and Training Facility.
CHARLIE STRICKLAND: We have a Republican governor, Republican legislature, and so we have -- we sort of lead the country in a lot of the new gun laws, Castle Doctrine, stand your ground statutes, things like that. And, naturally, getting conceal carry permit is commonplace.
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