Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajulian
if you have a Florida permit, you can transport your handgun in your vehicle or you can check it in baggage if you fly. You must declare it at the checkin counter and follow the airline and TSA rules for transport and storage in baggage.
|
Well, no. No permit is required to carry a firearm in an automobile in Florida if certain requirements are met.
Florida Statute 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 you cannot have a pistol lying loose on the seat beside you or even under the seat if it is not "securely encased." You cannot rely on a concealed weapons license for such behavior either since the license requires
that the weapon be concealed on your person.