OPEN CARRY (FIREARMS) IN FLORIDA!?!?!?

[joekocon]

Recently I had a discussion with a young man. He declared that (he was told) that FLORIDA is now an "OPEN CARRY" state! I expressed my concerns that: You better be absolutely sure you know what you're talking about before you take a chance on being arrested.

A couple years back I had a very cordial conversation with a Highway Patrol Officer about concealed weapons in a car. He said he was fully briefed on the rules / law BUT he said that NOT ALL LEOs are FULLY UNDERSTANDING of them. HE ADVISED, never argue with an officer and comply. If the officer was later found to be in error, EVERYTHING will be made RIGHT!

Ans so it goes.......Any experts out there? I'm listening!

 

[JP0311]

Negative. It's being pushed by gun rights groups, but you can't just stroll around Walmart open carrying. Whomever told you that has an extra chromosome. Not that you should want to open carry anyway. Tactically pretty stupid.

 

[sloporsche]

I do not believe open carry is legal yet , i think it has a way to go through the legal law process .....DO NOT be the beta test dummy

 

[joekocon]

I do not believe open carry is legal yet , i think it has a way to go through the legal law process .....DO NOT be the beta test dummy

AMEN BROTHER! I jus talked with Miles at Tradewinds and he's doubtful about getting his license / stuff back!

 

[Little Jack]

Open carry

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine

Posession

Statutes & Constitution :View Statutes : Online Sunshine

Don't think the open carry (posession implies the open carrying) while hunting/ fishing is explicitly written out but it is "common knowledge". ETA: You will need a valid hunting/fishing license to be in compliance

 

[ccc]

Nope, not in FL

 

[sloporsche]

I am pretty darn sure ya cannot open carry in wallymart yet in florida

 

[fv22]

I think the young man you spoke to should try it out for a week or two. Then we'll all know the correct answer for sure!

 

[B52]

This guy explains the FL 790 statute very well. He is also much more knowledgeable about the law than most cops.
In short open carry is legal in FL (if the cops know their job) if you are hunting, fishing or camping and going to from those activities. He has been doing this for about four years.

Armed Fisherman

 

[Bowhntr6pt]

This guy explains the FL 790 statute very well. He is also much more knowledgeable about the law than most cops.
In short open carry is legal in FL (if the cops know their job) if you are hunting, fishing or camping and going to from those activities. He has been doing this for about four years.

Armed Fisherman

Unfortunately his case with N. Miami Beach PD (I think that's who it was) got dismissed.

Guy is always polite, tries to respectfully educate the officers WITH SPECIFIC STATUTORY LANGUAGE AND NUMBER, yet cops still screw the pooch.

If I were taking action, and the situation allowed, and a citizen was quoting statutes to me, I'd open my book and we would read it together... I actually cited a person in connection with a crash for a Right-of-way violation and they called me out on it... I opened my statute book and we read it together.

I've also done this before concerning unlawful carry and another Right-of-way issue.

IF and WHEN the situation allows, doing this is a great way to earn respect and really takes the wind out of pissed off people's sails when they are insisting you're wrong...

 

[Miami_JBT]

Open Carry is generally not legal in FL. Hence why we filed a lawsuit.

 

[DustyDog]

Open Carry is generally not legal in FL. Hence why we filed a lawsuit.

Yep... again... who wants to deal with "gray areas" when it comes to a supposedly uninfringeable right?

 

[Themumfordman]

If our legislators had done what we asked, then open carry would be legal already. They did succumb to some pressure from the citizens and the governors office and give us “permitless carry,” but not the Constitutional carry we demanded. That would have opened up all options including open.

I 100% agree that open isn’t tactically the best most of the time, but there are times it would be really nice to hop out and pump gas without throwing on an overshirt or jacket or having to adjust your piece. While I highly doubt any LEO would give you grief for flashing some iron while pumping gas, I don’t want to be the test pilot for that particular flight.

 

[BluesBrother]

I think open carry is a strategical disadvantage and scares the crap out of some people when they see it. What's the point of that? That is not the hill to die on. IMO

 

[DustyDog]

I think open carry is a strategical disadvantage and scars the crap out of some people when they see it. What's the point of that? That is not the hill to die on. IMO

I wonder why cops do it?

Maybe if I wear "Special Cop Pants", it will become a strategical advantage and no longer scare people?

 

[Themumfordman]

I lived in Washington state for 30 years, during all of which time open carry was legal (still is). I lived in the country, and I can think of maybe twice I ever saw someone carrying open.

For me it’s not about the likelihood that I or anyone else really ever would, it’s the principle of what “shall not be infringed” really means. We keep letting the leftists redefine our rights and we will lose them altogether, no matter how red the state looks on the political map.

 

[BluesBrother]

I wonder why cops do it?

Cops don't do it when it's cold out.

 

[sloporsche]

Cops don't do it when it's cold out.

police [patrol] in NJ have a leather coat that has the gun side slit open or they have a rig thats worn on the out side of a full size coat

 

[DustyDog]

Sorry, but I will never understand the

"If I carry concealed, then, when someone attacks me because I appeared to be unarmed, I can extract this two-finger panty-pistol that my balls have been sweating on all day from under two layers of clothing and... "

mentality

 

[DustyDog]

Cops don't do it when it's cold out.

Nor would I put my gun-belt on the outside of a trenchcoat... but I don't wear a trenchcoat when the heat index is 110, primarily because I can pour sweat at 65 degrees with moderate exertion