i was wondering what the Florida Law is on having a gun (to CCL holders) in your vehicle in the parking lot of a college campus?
is it allowed?
so would be legal if it is in a holster and in the glove box?
Well you were raised in a barn, so leaving the door open is normal for you.How'd that brboyer guy get in here? Sheeesh...leave the door open long enough...
He, of course, is completely correct.
Not a lot of barns down in the 'glades. I wish I was raised in a barn....then I'd have had a door to close! Try waking up with an alligator in your living room!rvrctyrngr wrote:Well you were raised in a barn, so leaving the door open is normal for you.How'd that brboyer guy get in here? Sheeesh...leave the door open long enough...
He, of course, is completely correct.
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Even if you can have a gun in your car on your particular college campus, IMHO its a very very bad idea. At least where I went to school (Univ of Okla.) there were people who's sole purpose in life were to break into the students cars in the parking lots and steal stereos, textbooks, laptops, CDs, or anything else that wasn't welded and shackled down to the chassis. From what I've heard from my brother at the Univ of Texas, its the same way.
The thieves didn't care what time of day it was either. I once had an el-cheapo $120 CD player stolen out of my '95 Ford Escort in broad daylight during one break on campus. The thief used a claw hammer to pop off the left passenger window and then proceeded to demolish my dash to get the CD player out.
My $0.02 is that if you are going to leave a gun in the car I would keep it in one of the heavy duty lockable boxes or consoles. One made out of steel and attached to the car with something other than a cable. (The bike thieves on campus prowl every night and cut any lock that is'nt a Kryponite U-Lock.
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LOL, I can assure you that "It AIN'T THAT WAY" at the University of Florida or in Gainesville in general We're part time residents there and we've never had a problem with car break-in either on campus, near campus, or down town.
SSGDeMattiaYG wrote:i was wondering what the Florida Law is on having a gun (to CCL holders) in your vehicle in the parking lot of a college campus?
is it allowed?
CWFL holder or not, it is not unlawful to have ahandgun "securely encased" within your vehicle on a college campus:
790.115(2)(a) A person shall not possess any firearm, electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon as defined in s. 790.001(13), including a razor blade or box cutter, except as authorized in support of school-sanctioned activities, at a school-sponsored event or on the property of any school, school bus, or school bus stop; however, a person may carry a firearm:
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3. In a vehicle pursuant to s. 790.25(5); except that school districts may adopt written and published policies that waive the exception in this subparagraph for purposes of student and campus parking privileges.
For the purposes of this section, "school" means any preschool, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, secondary school, career center, or postsecondary school, whether public or nonpublic.
790.25(5) POSSESSION IN PRIVATE CONVEYANCE.--Notwithstanding subsection (2), it is lawful and is not a violation of s. 790.01 for a person 18 years of age or older to possess a concealed firearm or other weapon for self-defense or other lawful purpose within the interior of a private conveyance, without a license, if the firearm or other weapon is securely encased or is otherwise not readily accessible for immediate use. Nothing herein contained prohibits the carrying of a legal firearm other than a handgun anywhere in a private conveyance when such firearm is being carried for a lawful use. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the carrying of a concealed firearm or other weapon on the person. This subsection shall be liberally construed in favor of the lawful use, ownership, and possession of firearms and other weapons, including lawful self-defense as provided in s. 776.012.
To be completely legal, the handgun would need to be securely encased or not otherwise available for immediate use, at the point you entered the campus. In other words, don't wait till you get to the parking lot to secure it. If you run a stop sign on your wait to the parking lot and get pulled over, it could be very bad!
ETA: Colleges and Universities are not 'School Districts' and therefore cannot waive the exception in subsection 3 of 790.115(2)(a) - this is according to Jon Gutmacher.
brboyer wrote:SSGDeMattiaYG wrote:i was wondering what the Florida Law is on having a gun (to CCL holders) in your vehicle in the parking lot of a college campus?
is it allowed?
CWFL holder or not, it is not unlawful to have ahandgun "securely encased" within your vehicle on a college campus:
790.115(2)(a) A person shall not possess any firearm, electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon as defined in s. 790.001(13), including a razor blade or box cutter, except as authorized in support of school-sanctioned activities, at a school-sponsored event or on the property of any school, school bus, or school bus stop; however, a person may carry a firearm:
. . .
3. In a vehicle pursuant to s. 790.25(5); except that school districts may adopt written and published policies that waive the exception in this subparagraph for purposes of student and campus parking privileges.
For the purposes of this section, "school" means any preschool, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, secondary school, career center, or postsecondary school, whether public or nonpublic.
790.25(5) POSSESSION IN PRIVATE CONVEYANCE.--Notwithstanding subsection (2), it is lawful and is not a violation of s. 790.01 for a person 18 years of age or older to possess a concealed firearm or other weapon for self-defense or other lawful purpose within the interior of a private conveyance, without a license, if the firearm or other weapon is securely encased or is otherwise not readily accessible for immediate use. Nothing herein contained prohibits the carrying of a legal firearm other than a handgun anywhere in a private conveyance when such firearm is being carried for a lawful use. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the carrying of a concealed firearm or other weapon on the person. This subsection shall be liberally construed in favor of the lawful use, ownership, and possession of firearms and other weapons, including lawful self-defense as provided in s. 776.012.
To be completely legal, the handgun would need to be securely encased or not otherwise available for immediate use, at the point you entered the campus. In other words, don't wait till you get to the parking lot to secure it. If you run a stop sign on your wait to the parking lot and get pulled over, it could be very bad!
ETA: Colleges and Universities are not 'School Districts' and therefore cannot waive the exception in subsection 3 of 790.115(2)(a) - this is according to Jon Gutmacher.
I'm afraid you are mistaken. "Postsecondary" schools are defined as "colleges and universities". Having a firearm in your vehicle on campus would be illegal. Ask a lawyer or law enforcement official if you doubt me.
I would never recommend anyoneseek legal advice from a law enforcement officer.I'm afraid you are mistaken. "Postsecondary" schools are defined as "colleges and universities". Having a firearm in your vehicle on campus would be illegal. Ask a lawyer or law enforcement official if you doubt me.
jrdangle wrote:I would never recommend anyoneseek legal advice from a law enforcement officer.I'm afraid you are mistaken. "Postsecondary" schools are defined as "colleges and universities". Having a firearm in your vehicle on campus would be illegal. Ask a lawyer or law enforcement official if you doubt me.