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Originally Posted by Figmo Bohica

Just in case none of you, which I believe you have not, read the statute on Florida's CWL (Concealed Weapons License).

To obtain one here in Florida you do not need to take a class, have any training, do anything at all, except have been issued a DD 214 from the military, taken a hunter safety class (where you need not fire a shot or even show that you know how to handle a firearm) or take a class from a NRA instructor who just wants to make a few bucks and then you can send it in for your permit. The classes at the gun shows are a joke. All they are after is your $$$$$$. Not knowning the law can get you in lots of trouble. Expecially here in Florida, which is not an open carry state, but is an open carry light state. Go read the statute, you will save yourself some embarrassment and a law suit.

Buggyone, for you information, you can see my concealed firearm all that you want, anytime that you want and as long as I don't present it in a threatening manner, you can only look at it and wish that you could not see it. If you should see it through my shirt, that's called imprinting, it is not against the law. Might make you nervious, but ole well, to bad, live with it. The jerks who showed their firearm in your examples above, offered it in a threatening manner and that is a 3d degree felony with the maximum sentence of 5 years. Florida mostly gives 3 years for that offense, just showing it in a threatening manner, and that is without good time or anything else that will take away from the 36 months. You do it all, then end up with a felony and lose all your rights to have any firearm. Draw it and wave it round, then figure on the whole 60 months.

One thing that Buggyone did point out, and I have been doing this for 40 plus years, is that there are some wanna bes out there. What's a wanna be, you ask? Well that is someone who wants to be a police officer, but can not cut the mustard, so they either become armed security guards or get a CWL. Then look for trouble. Most find it and some will end up in prison for being stupid in a No Stupid Zone.

So in closing, I can NOT fix STUPID, but I can cure ignorance, go take a class from a GOOD CWL instruction and stay away from the gun show or farmers market idiots. They only want you money.

Y'all have a nice day now, I just got back from a really fun 3 gun shoot.

So under Florida's stand your ground law, if you shoot and kill the person you can be home in time for dinner, but if you show your firearm in a threatening manner you would serve 36 months.