Comments on: Evers’ Gun Bill Changed To Remove College Campus Carry

By: mike

mike — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 01:42:12 +0000

I think open carry with license holders would be great. If a criminal enters a store and sees several people carrying, that might get them to change his/her mind to commit a crime. L.E.O.’s would see the weapon verses by not knowing when they approach someone.

By: wharfrat

wharfrat — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:53:17 +0000

By the way , somebody asked me what I was ’scared’ of by carrying a pistol. The classic answer is ‘nothing’, Really, I’m afraid of drunk drivers.

By: wharfrat

wharfrat — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 01:08:54 +0000

Seventeen years old…joined the Florida National Guard. Fresh out high school, two days after graduation, 1960, I am at Ft. Jackson, SC. Learned a lot about big guns. Learned to respect them. After two years of college, I eventually became a LEO. For over thirty -two years, I carried overtly, and after I retired, I said I would never carry a gun again. Well now, I’ve changed my mind. I am out there, 68 years old, and have a concealed permit. I’ll never let you know I have one until the need arises. I always am aware of my surroundings in a parking lot, or , any business. Oh, I know what Sigmund Freud said, but , he had to be a pretty sick puppy to think the way he did.

By: Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:32:08 +0000

OK, if you carry in your purse. If you carry on your hip just bending over or reaching up may show a small portion of your weapon. I have carried on my hip for 20 years with no problem. 46 other states have this provision already in place with no problems, why not us? If you want stats you look it up. I don’t believe you have CWFL or you would be prone to protect peoples rights. Under your license number is a statement. It says who issued it. Who are they and who signed it?

By: Robert Hudson

Robert Hudson — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:26:54 +0000

Yes I do, since 10.1 1987 to 2.28.2011 their have been 1.96 million CWT permits issused in the state of Florida. 168 of 0.01% of those have had their permit pulled for a fire arm violation. The provision is in case some one freaks out and calls the law because they SAW a gun( and there are people who do that.) Why did we have to pass the castle doctrine? To make sure that when some one is invading our home that we do not have to retreat. To make sure, we as law abiding people do not get hung out to dry. You know if ever one would stop listing to the anti gun movement, the media, (which some how never gets it right) and read about how many people are saved, and educate themselves about fire arms and their use in this country. I do not think that we would be talking about this. How many gun stores are robbed with the owners there?

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:30:37 +0000

Oversight….if you truly do have a CCWL you should do a better job of educating yourself of the laws pertaining to it.

By: Oversight

Oversight — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:12:37 +0000

Keeping the firearm concealed is the permitted person’s responsibility. I’ve carried one for years and have never had an issue with an “accidental” display. The “open carry” proposal is not necessary; however, a small provision could be added to the current law for those who are accident prone if providing protection from arrest is such a huge concern. And if repeated exposure becomes a habit forming for a permitted person, then that individual’s carry permit should be revoked. By the way, just how many concealed carry permitted individuals have been arrested for an accidental exposure? Greg Evers hasn’t provided any numbers to help support his cause and besides, I don’t know of any; how about you?

By: Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 08:03:41 +0000

Oversight,
Don’t you think that a vast majority of people who carry concealed think the same as you? They would never openly carry just because they could. The open carry provision is to protect them from felony charges should the gun be accidentally exposed. If you really have a CWFL and carry daily you know how this may occur. Your “wild west” statements are poster child catch phrases used on numerous occasions by the Brady campaign and their anti-gun agenda.

By: Jim W

Jim W — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:14:37 +0000

@ Just an old soldier you are spot on man. This is all about control and the Colleges you sited, if they had somone at the time to have been able to counter there probably would not have been as many dead. If a criminal knows you might possibly have a weapon he or she may think twice before trying to commit a crime. The point that has been brought up on here about the young Veterans is a valid point. They can probably out shoot any criminal and are more mature than any of the criminals on any said day. Again I think this is more about control than anything. Of course I am sorry for the father who lost his daughter. But because one person was stupid and over zealous that does not mean every one is or will be. By them doing what they are trying to do by striking this down they are penializing everyone. Just don’t think that to be fair. The anti gun lobbyist are going to try to take your rights away every chance they get and this is just one of them. It’s like cancer if you let it go it will spread wake up America it’s your rights now fight for them.

By: Oversight

Oversight — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:42:25 +0000

Open carrying of handguns by those who don’t have extensive adequate training is my concern and not the concealed carrying of handguns. As a matter of fact, I’m in favor of having a concealed carry weapon and trust me I don’t leave home without mine, ever. So be respectful and polite when you see me out in town. But having a bunch of open carry side arms running around a college campus is crazy. However, having a concealed handgun by a properly trained and licensed citizen should be authorized. Now consider how much training is required to get a concealed carry permit. It isn’t much because a hunter ed. course qualifies and how much hands on training is that – a few hours on one Saturday shooting a shotgun? That’s hardly the extensive training one should receive in order to carry, wouldn’t you agree? But that’s the law.