Comments on: Campus Gun Bill Gets Approval In Senate Committee

By: JC

JC — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:11:46 +0000

I was referring to having concealed weapons in your vehicle while it is parked at your place of employment IE private, fenced in, not to carry laws in general.

By: Sedition

Sedition — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:55:25 +0000

As a side note, a person can open carry a firearm as per 790.25(3)(h) and (n) which states that:
790.25(3)LAWFUL USES.—The provisions of ss. 790.053 and 790.06 do not apply in the following instances, and, despite such sections, it is lawful for the following persons to own, possess, and lawfully use firearms and other weapons, ammunition, and supplies for lawful purposes:
(h) A person engaged in fishing, camping, or lawful hunting or going to or returning from a fishing, camping, or lawful hunting expedition;
(n) A person possessing arms at his or her home or place of business;

By: Sedition

Sedition — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 06:44:49 +0000

Incorret TOH. One does NOT have to have a CCW permit to carry a firearm in their vehicle as per 790.25(5) POSSESSION IN PRIVATE CONVEYANCE.—Notwithstanding subsection (2), it is lawful and is not a violation of s. 790.01 for a person 18 years of age or older to possess a concealed firearm or other weapon for self-defense or other lawful purpose within the interior of a private conveyance, without a license, if the firearm or other weapon is securely encased or is otherwise not readily accessible for immediate use. Nothing herein contained prohibits the carrying of a legal firearm other than a handgun anywhere in a private conveyance when such firearm is being carried for a lawful use. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the carrying of a concealed firearm or other weapon on the person. This subsection shall be liberally construed in favor of the lawful use, ownership, and possession of firearms and other weapons, including lawful self-defense as provided in s. 776.012.
Note that 790.06(1) defines a concealed firearm as a handgun and 790.06(2)(b) requires the CCW applicant be 21 years of age or older.

By: JC

JC — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 22:25:24 +0000

TOH,
The convention center and a persons workplace are private property. Owners of buildings or businesses have the right to make their own rules. Currently in Fl. people are allowed by state law to have their concealed arms, particularly handguns, in their vehicles in the parking lots of the aforementioned places as long as they are permit holders and the vehicle is locked. When it comes to private establishments or government buildings concealed or open carry is restricted in almost every state. Their are always certain restrictions on peoples rights, all rights, in certain places. If your workplace requires or allows you to carry that is the decision of the owners of said business.

By: ThisOldHouse

ThisOldHouse — Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:43:00 +0000

“National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer said people with the licenses shouldn’t have their “constitutional rights violated” by stepping onto a campus.”

Here we go again with the NRA. People shouldn’t have constitution rights violated by stepping into their National Headquarters or into their conventions. But they do.

Same goes for our politicians. People with licenses shouldn’t have their constitutional rights violated by stepping into their workplace either. But they do.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:54:39 +0000

You got that right. Give an idiot and gun and they will shoot you. OR in this case an immature brain a gun and they will shoot you. Guess you will have to go to college out of state to be safe.