[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

I believe what the above refers to is the permitless or “Constitutional Carry” bill that is scheduled to be debated by the full Florida legislature soon; it has already cleared all committee hurdles and both the House and the Senate bills have been reconciled so that the language is the same. However I am not aware that the bill, if passed, allows open carry. Open carry is already illegal in Florida and as far as I know is likely to remain so.

In any case, Constitutional carry is NOT unlimited, even if passed. If you are prohibited from legally owning a gun, then carrying one in public is a felony, and as I understand the legislation if a law enforcement officer knows you are carrying he or she has the right to ask you to produce identification.

I very much doubt that constitutional carry will see much of an increase in who is carrying and who is not. Let’s face it, the criminals among us already are, and as far as the rest of we law-abiding folk go, those who are anti-carry are not about to buy a gun and start packing, just because they can.

You are correct on all counts.

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