Only in America

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Most of you who know me here on myLot know that I spend a lot of time at Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I call it my second home, or my home away from home. And although Disney is my favorite theme park, Orlando is home to many other theme park experiences, and is considered one of the top tourist destinations in the United States. Besides the four Disney World theme parks, Orlando is also home to Universal Studios, Universal Islands of Adventure, Universal Epic Universe, Volcano Bay Waterpark, Sea World, Aquatica, Fun Zone, Bible Land and a whole lot more. And now, apparently one more interesting attraction. On the short hour and a half drive from my home to Orlando, we pass many billboards advertising all there is to do in the Orlando area. I mostly never pay attention to them, but on my most recent drive to Disney I noticed a plethora of billboards promoting what could arguably be described as the most American thing there is. This new attraction is called Machine Gun America, where you can go and shoot dozens of different kinds of weapons, including automatic weapons and military grade weapons. All just for fun. Geez, what could be more American than that? The only thing missing from this attraction is beer and explosives. Add those things in and well...you have a typical 4th of July holiday! LOL I'm not sure how I feel about this attraction. As a responsible gun owner myself, I think it is kind of cool that you can go somewhere and test fire other types of weapons. But on the flip side, do we really need to give more people training and experience and opportunities to shoot more weapons? Especially heavy firepower? I almost wish they had a disclaimer that states they would conduct a federal background check before allowing anyone shoot a weapon there. What are your thoughts? Would you visit Machine Gun America if you were in the Orlando area?