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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
The Florida legislature is even now considering "constitutional carry" (House Bill 543, Companion Senate Bill 150) for the state of Florida. Briefly stated, constitutional carry would allow any Floridian of legal age and not otherwise forbidden to own a firearm, to carry one in public without having to obtain a permit to do so. The current permitting system would remain in effect however for those who wish to access it, most probably because of reciprocity agreements between Florida and other states.
What many people don't realize is how common constitutional carry is in America. Fully half the states already allow it. Besides Florida, the states of Nebraska, South Carolina, and New Mexico are also considering going that route as well.
I confess to being of two minds on the issue. After all, it is called "Constitutional carry" for a reason. But merely OWNING a gun does not guarantee that the owner will be able to USE it in a lawful and safe manner. The current system in Florida does provide a way to assure that a permit holder has demonstrated at least a minimum knowledge of the law as well as showing he/she has basic skills in how to use a firearm in a self-defense situation.
Is this something we want to see come to The Villages?
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I don’t think it will increase the number of guns a lot, criminals don’t care about the law, and have you ever taken a class to conceal carry. Not much to it and to pass you only have to fire one round to qualify. Not sure about what retired police have to do, but ex military only have to pay the fee, no class required. It’s not like we have open carry, that would really upset some of our residents from NY and Ca. If you don’t try to hurt me of my wife you would never know if I’m carrying. If you don’t like guns, don’t buy one.