Comments on: Putnam Fast-Tracks Concealed Weapons Licenses For Military Members, Veterans

By: Kelle

Kelle — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 17:21:51 +0000

Well having to wait two months to get an appointment in Pensacola Fl is just plain ridiculous for a normal nonmilitary law abiding citizen .
I took the class passed it and now have to wait TWO MONTHS before i can even get an appointment. First appointment available March 9th!!
That just isn’t right, maybe they need to hire more people? At $72.00 per license, you could add more processors.

By: Really???

Really??? — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 22:31:18 +0000

Very few LEO’s are subjected to the level of background investigations, mandatory random drug testing, psychological exams and physical training experienced by the military.

Very few LEO’s receive the level and quality of weapons training that the majority of military receive. Military members are required to re-qualify on their assigned weapon(s) a minimum of every six months, most every three months in order to maintain their qual standards.

Very few LEO’s have any “real world” experience dealing with combat situations where as a large majority of our military have vast experience in this area.

Having served on the both sides of the fence, my military weapons training far exceeded any weapons training received as a LEO. Plus as a LEO, my paper targets have never shot back at me. Most LEO’s I know have never fired their weapon at a human target, whereas the majority of my military colleagues had to rely on their training to stay alive on a daily basis.

So there is your short answer on why this the military are being “fast-tracked”, whereas non-veteran LEO’s are not.

By: Sedition

Sedition — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:21:52 +0000

Sorry John Johnson, your logic is flawed as well. You claim that:
” They get more training, stay qualified at the range, are deep rooted with a very intense background investigation, complete psychological exams, polygraphs and drug tested.”
I have a list of news articles and videos miles long showing these “vetted” individuals going nuts on civilians and abusing their authority. Why are these “loose cannons” not caught by your famed intensive background checks, complete psychological exams, polygraphs (which have no legal standing in court), and drug tests?
In Georgia when I was a member of Georgia Packing, one of our members, a member of the Georgia government, showed data stating the FACT that CCW holders committed fewer crimes than law enforcement officers,
LOEs used my tax dollars in Georgia to “constantly qualify”, yet I consistently out shot them even though I only got to the range on rare occasions. I grew up with a firearm in my hand and was taught firearm safety and responsibility before most of those cops were even born.
So tell me again why LEOs deserve to be fast tracked and what makes them more worthy than an everyday citizen, or just admit that the “ruling class” thinks themselves above the law that the rest of us have to follow.

By: john johnson

john johnson — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 13:42:09 +0000

Sedition, you are wrong. Common sense should prevail and LEO’s should be fast tracked. They get more training, stay qualified at the range, are deep rooted with a very intense background investigation, complete psychological exams, polygraphs and drug tested. Who else applying for a CCP does all of these things? The only ones that that should be fast tracked ARE LEO’s! The only benefit for a cop to have a CCP is when buying a gun. He can carry anytime he chooses! It doesn’t make sense and you missed the premises, on this one.

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:34:41 +0000

There seem to be plenty of bad guys carrying, and they don’t have a license to carry. Too bad none of this applies to them. They just do as they please.

By: Sedition

Sedition — Wed, 29 Jul 2015 04:14:28 +0000

citizen said: Fine but anybody eligible should have applied years ago. I wonder if the folks complaining are even able to qualify.

I knew more about the carry law than the NRA instructor did. I didn’t mean to embarrass him in class, but he gave out false information.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 22:43:10 +0000

So why should a law abiding citizen be required to have a permit to exercise their 2nd amendment right? And thank you Florida law makers for ALLOWING us to bear arms during a Hurricane or other disaster situation. I thought I had that right already, well I guess now I will be legal.
The laws that forbid the carrying of arms are laws of such a nature. They disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes…. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”
– Thomas Jefferson, Commonplace Book (quoting 18th century criminologist Cesare Beccaria), 1774-1776

By: BT

BT — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 22:34:53 +0000

How about not giving preferential treatment to anybody? How about you process everyone’s application in a timely manner?

By: Avis

Avis — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 22:19:48 +0000

IMHO Florida is excessively regulated. It’s to the point of comedy. And it ain’t just about guns.

By: Facetious Bob

Facetious Bob — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:51:08 +0000

Be careful out there boys and girls. The concealed weapons permit should not be as easy to obtain as a handicapped parking permit.