Comments on: Man Shot By Off-Duty Foley Officer Dies

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:51:40 +0000

dbg… The shooting happened outside the bar in the parking lot. Nowhere in the article did it state that the off duty police officer had the gun in the bar. In accordance with the “Make my day law,” this shooting was justifible – by a police officer or by a citizen not withstanding.

By: dbg

dbg — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:09:21 +0000

Florida allows concealed carry anywhere except schools, federal buildings, courthouses and inside of bars. Restaurants that serve alcohol do not count as bars unless they make more than 51% of their profit from alcohol sales. You also are not supposed to carry if you are in a restaurant sitting AT THE BAR where alcohol is served. Anywhere else is a matter of whether or not you see a posted sign and whether or not you choose to carry.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 02:41:14 +0000

Police officers are allowed by law to carry weapons on their person anytime and anywhere. Sad as it is for both parties, this was a righteous shoot.

By: dbg

dbg — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:00:53 +0000

Am I wrong or isn’t there a “law” that no one, (even a police officer off duty) is supposed to carry a firearm into a bar? Did this police officer have the weapon on him while in the bar, or did he go to the car and get the weapon? Because if he got the weapon from the car, he had time to get in the car and leave. If he had the weapon on him in the bar, wasn’t he breaking the law? I wonder.

By: zeke

zeke — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000

I think that the officer did the right thing. I do wonder what kind of reaction would there have been if the officer had been white and the racial roles reversed. Even with all “The Change” we have going on there would still have been a loud uproar. If this Great Country is so equal now this is something that needs “Major Change”.