I went thru the concealed weapon class here in Florida about 8 years ago. The class was a complete joke and the trip to the range even more of a joke. The test was a joke. Unless they changed it I am sure it is still a joke. In Florida I had to pick up a gun, aim, shot and put down the gun. The gun was the instructors. Compared to the class I had to take in Tennessee where I had to go to the range with my own pistol and ammo and demonstrate that I could really handle the piece by firing over 28 rounds. Florida is a joke.
In any event after qualifying in FL and TN I put a lock on the pistol and then locked it in my safe with ammo in another location. It has never been removed since.
Bottom line for me at least is the upside to owning a gun and having it in my house around teenagers and grand kids did not even come close to the downside of what might happen.
I used to travel all over FL and the country on motorcycle as I competed in motorcycle iron butt contests ... I found it much easier to take a quick nap on my bike in a rest area with an empty holster hanging on my windshield and leaving the gun at home.
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