[airstreamingypsy]

If open carry made people invincible, LEOs would never be shot. It's a fantasy to think you are Wyatt Earp and will get the bad guys. I am happy to see so many common sense responses to this post, so many seeing the foolishness of open carry.

[Road-Runner]

When we originally moved to Florida 7 years ago, I was working in downtown Jacksonville. Everyone there was still talking about a news story that just happened where someone concealed carrying in a restaurant moved in such a way to pull up his shirt temporarily exposing his inside the waste pistol to another patron. For this he was arrested and charged with a weapons related felony since there was no open carry. This was ludicrous at the time but Jacksonville's overzealous anti-gun DA prosecuted the poor guy regardless.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Road-Runner

When we originally moved to Florida 7 years ago, I was working in downtown Jacksonville. Everyone there was still talking about a news story that just happened where someone concealed carrying in a restaurant moved in such a way to pull up his shirt temporarily exposing his inside the waist pistol to another patron. For this he was arrested and charged with a weapons related felony since there was no open carry. This was ludicrous at the time but Jacksonville's overzealous anti-gun DA prosecuted the poor guy regardless.

That does defy any sense of fair play.

[Taltarzac725]

What really bothers me is why would anyone want to be in a situation where you take another person's life? I can understand protecting others' and your life but I get an impression that some people are just itching to be in a gunfight.


I did meet a lady who had a concealed gun license but she had been the victim of domestic violence and was afraid her ex would track her down. Lots of violence is related to domestic abuse situations. And these are very tricky even for professionals in law enforcement. State Resources: Florida | WomensLaw.org Attention Required! | Cloudflare

[bumpa]

Originally Posted by Rocksnap

I’m liking Florida more and more.
Floridas AG is telling law enforcement that open carry is the law of the land, after the state supreme court decision last week, stemming from a state lower court ruling that the states open carry ban was unconstitutional.
Of course there are common sense restrictions on where you cannot open carry. But this is a step in the right direction.
Side note. It’s been 17,396 days of a loaded firearm in my dwelling. Another successful day of zero discharges. Accidental or otherwise. It’s a win win!
Florida'''s open carry ban overturned: Sheriffs laud decision but caution gun owners to know these restrictions | FOX 35 Orlando

So you open carry in your own house?

[Rocksnap]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Common sense says if a gun is safe in your home then keep it there.

Common sense says if a country has a problem with gun crime then making guns even more ubiquitous is a step in the wrong direction.

Common sense says follow the DATA. Where guns are legal, especially open carry, crime drops dramatically. Data can be your friend.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Rocksnap

Common sense says follow the DATA. Where guns are legal, especially open carry, crime drops dramatically. Data can be your friend.

Effects of Concealed-Carry Laws on Violent Crime | RAND

Seems to be inconclusive on those statistics.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by Rocksnap

Common sense says follow the DATA. Where guns are legal, especially open carry, crime drops dramatically. Data can be your friend.

Critical thinking is important too, as well as understanding that correlation does not prove causation.

Guns are illegal in high crime areas.
Guns are legal in low crime areas.
Open carry laws are most common in low crime areas.

Guns and open carry laws do not make areas safer; safer areas make open carry laws and guns possible.

[vintageogauge]

I wonder if you can carry in the high rise Wildwood parking garage, especially when the clocks are changed and it get's dark in there.

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by Rocksnap

I’m liking Florida more and more.
Floridas AG is telling law enforcement that open carry is the law of the land, after the state supreme court decision last week, stemming from a state lower court ruling that the states open carry ban was unconstitutional.
Of course there are common sense restrictions on where you cannot open carry. But this is a step in the right direction.
Side note. It’s been 17,396 days of a loaded firearm in my dwelling. Another successful day of zero discharges. Accidental or otherwise. It’s a win win!
Florida'''s open carry ban overturned: Sheriffs laud decision but caution gun owners to know these restrictions | FOX 35 Orlando

Win win for who? Can someone carry an unconcealed gun into McDonalds and order a Big Mac? If somone carries an unconcealed gun, how do you know they are not there to rob the establishment? Welcome to Floriduh!

[kingofbeer]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

It's also not legal in any government building. In fact, weapons of any kind are not permitted in any government building. I can't imagine why, if weapons are such wonderful things and we should all proudly exercise our 2nd amendment rights.

How come government buildings restrict the 2nd ammendment? Open carry is allowed in the supermarket.... whoops!

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

Win win for who? Can someone carry an unconcealed gun into McDonalds and order a Big Mac? If somone carries an unconcealed gun, how do you know they are not there to rob the establishment? Welcome to Floriduh!

It is not like bad guys wear black hats.

[Slainte]

Open carry is asking for trouble. It just takes two guys (or one) to slam you against a wall & take your gun from you.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

The problem with that is that the bad guys do not wear black hats. Nor did the good ones wear white ones.


Crime in the Villages is very low probably because of how many weapons Villagers have in the homes and not on the streets.

You have no idea how many weapons are "on the streets", since until now, open carry was illegal and they only carried concealed...

[Pugchief]

Originally Posted by kingofbeer

Win win for who? Can someone carry an unconcealed gun into McDonalds and order a Big Mac? If somone carries an unconcealed gun, how do you know they are not there to rob the establishment? Welcome to Floriduh!

Can someone carry a concealed gun into McDonalds and order a Big Mac? If someone carries a concealed gun, how do you know they are not there to rob the establishment?

Welcome to just TOTVDuh.