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Originally Posted by MikeV
There is no gun registration in Florida and there shouldn't be. Registration leads to confiscation. Licenses are renewed every 7 years I believe. There is no license required to own a gun in ones home only to carry a concealed weapon. One person shoots himself out of stupidity and now we are discussing testing people who own a gun. I always reverse it when something like this happens. One person shot himself but 102,999 did not. Sort of like when one person doesn't like the Village People song YMCA so the school cancels the show because of the ONE person. Total Stupidity….
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There is also no prohibition in Florida on carrying a handgun in your vehicle if it is properly "encased." That means it should be in a holster with a snap or other securing device, or even in a closed glove compartment; in either case, out of reach and not immediately available. It must not be concealed in reach or on your person unless you have a CCW license.
The joke among law enforcement folks in Florida is that in some other states when an officer stops a car he might wonder if there is a gun in the car; in Florida he can be almost sure that there is. Knowing takes away some of the anxiety.
Florida was a leader in the move to the practice of "shall issue" CCW licenses, which provides that a jurisdiction
shall issue a CCW license to anyone who meets the legal requirements. The majority of states now have similar laws.