I'm a huge proponent of concealed carry and a US LawShield member. However part of the benefit of obtaining a permit is that one had to at least have a bare minimum of firearm safety training. Non-holstered pocket carry and a host of other uneducated concealed carry infractions is certainly a cause for concern. We don't let people drive without at least a basic foundation in motor vehicle operation. In both cases accidents will naturally occur but can you imagine if people were permitted to drive with legal age, non-felon, etc. being the only requirements needed.
Agree with you 100% and more. More - because those previously required three qualification shots (don't remember exactly - got my permit 20 years ago) were a joke, not the demonstration of proficiency. Exactly as you're drawing the parallel, both activities - driving and carrying - are dangerous ones, especially so - for other people. Thus, proof of at least minimal proficiency must be obtained. Too bad that after a few accidents caused by untrained and careless people the pendulum swings in another direction and even the most A2-friendly Governor will cave in to gun-restriction psychopaths. Rick Scott's "red flag" law is but one example.
The revocation of law requiring permits to carry a concealed firearm had little to do with maintaining the safety of the general public but rather attempting to appear to restore the rights of the individuals to exercise their 2nd amendment rights. If you are looking to a law to guarantee your safety you are tracking down a road of unlimited restrictions of any and all of your rights and ultimately handing over your liberties for some semblance of safety. As Benjamin Franklin so fittingly put it: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." I for one feel this law ultimately falls short in fully restoring our Constitutional rights to keep and bare arms, we really should do better.
That's not true. If you want to carry without a permit, you do not have to get training, and you don't have to pay the fees associated with getting a permit. And you don't have to be finger printed which also has a charge. But maintaining or getting a permit has advantages over permit-less carry. Btw: do some simple research instead of firing off an ignorant comment.
Be careful. I hear that you can't be 300 yard from a school zone. That means if you get stopped driving by a school ZONE carrying without a ccw. Arrest and possibly Jail time. Moral get and keep renewed your ccw.....IMPORTANT
@@The98deville you are correct. However, it's not uncommon for language to be hidden in large sized bills which can effect other laws already in place. We already have open carry in Florida as explicitly stated in 790.25 (3)(h).
One of the greatest benefits of a permit is reciprocity while traveling.
Agreed BJ. Get that permit! Well worth it.
I'm a huge proponent of concealed carry and a US LawShield member. However part of the benefit of obtaining a permit is that one had to at least have a bare minimum of firearm safety training. Non-holstered pocket carry and a host of other uneducated concealed carry infractions is certainly a cause for concern. We don't let people drive without at least a basic foundation in motor vehicle operation. In both cases accidents will naturally occur but can you imagine if people were permitted to drive with legal age, non-felon, etc. being the only requirements needed.
Agree with you 100% and more. More - because those previously required three qualification shots (don't remember exactly - got my permit 20 years ago) were a joke, not the demonstration of proficiency. Exactly as you're drawing the parallel, both activities - driving and carrying - are dangerous ones, especially so - for other people. Thus, proof of at least minimal proficiency must be obtained.
Too bad that after a few accidents caused by untrained and careless people the pendulum swings in another direction and even the most A2-friendly Governor will cave in to gun-restriction psychopaths. Rick Scott's "red flag" law is but one example.
The revocation of law requiring permits to carry a concealed firearm had little to do with maintaining the safety of the general public but rather attempting to appear to restore the rights of the individuals to exercise their 2nd amendment rights. If you are looking to a law to guarantee your safety you are tracking down a road of unlimited restrictions of any and all of your rights and ultimately handing over your liberties for some semblance of safety.
As Benjamin Franklin so fittingly put it: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
I for one feel this law ultimately falls short in fully restoring our Constitutional rights to keep and bare arms, we really should do better.
It's still better to have a LTC.
Exactly!!! Cause then no NICS check.
There is always nics, permit or not. It just eliminates the waiting period
Keeping the license either way
So nothing really changed. Go get your training and permit. What a waste of tax dollars.
That's not true. If you want to carry without a permit, you do not have to get training, and you don't have to pay the fees associated with getting a permit. And you don't have to be finger printed which also has a charge. But maintaining or getting a permit has advantages over permit-less carry. Btw: do some simple research instead of firing off an ignorant comment.
@@Swamprowdy nah, I would rather waste your time. who's ignorant now? HAHA!
Be careful. I hear that you can't be 300 yard from a school zone. That means if you get stopped driving by a school ZONE carrying without a ccw. Arrest and possibly Jail time.
Moral get and keep renewed your ccw.....IMPORTANT
I wish the Republicans in the NC House will soon get the ball rolling on the Constitutional Carry Bill. Its been stuck in committee since 02/27/2023.
Did the bill change any of our open carry rights here in Florida or did they stay the same?
Just carry a collapsible fishing pole with you
@@huntermccoy7641 there's more to it than that in 790.25
He literally says Does NOT allow open carry
@@The98deville you are correct. However, it's not uncommon for language to be hidden in large sized bills which can effect other laws already in place. We already have open carry in Florida as explicitly stated in 790.25 (3)(h).
True you can open carry in very limited circumstances but open carry in general is not legal in Florida (wish it was) as it is in Alabama