Is that a Glock she is actually firing at 1:56? Does not look like it to me.We met Lamecha Mingo as she was shooting her brand new Glock 40 caliber. She said she bought it for protection, and she likes the idea of carrying it in the open.
"You never know. Just in case something happens, you have that weapon there, maybe you can scare them off, use it to defend yourself," she said.
He did say "Pretty much". It is damn hard in parts of NY, NJ, IL, DC, and other places to own a handgun.at the 1:35 mark, the dude says, "we do have a lot of people down here from states that don't even allow you to have a gun pretty much." ummmmm which state would that be where you aren't allowed to own a gun? as i remember- wasn't there just a huge lawsuit filed in DC a few years ago?
He did say "Pretty much". It is damn hard in parts of NY, NJ, IL, DC, and other places to own a handgun.
If Open Carry scares the people from NY and NJ away, this will be the greatest and most important piece of legislation passed in the history of the state of Florida. Unfortunately, almost no one except "law enforcement officers" will freak out about it, and they will be few too.
yeah but his point was that people from those states would come down here and open carry....which won't and CAN'T happen...i was just implying that there's no state that prohibits gun ownership...right??
I took it to mean those folks would not like it and not return to spend tourist dollars.yeah but his point was that people from those states would come down here and open carry....which won't and CAN'T happen...i was just implying that there's no state that prohibits gun ownership...right??
Hell, they could even get a non-res FL permit and OC a borrowed gun.But yes, those who have carry permits/licenses from their state, if recognized by FL, will be able to CC or OC just like us when they're visiting, and to them I say "Carry On!"
If Open Carry scares the people from NY and NJ away, this will be the greatest and most important piece of legislation passed in the history of the state of Florida. Unfortunately, almost no one except "law enforcement officers" will freak out about it, and they will be few too.
Hey now, we ain't all bad, some of us "get it" and can think beyond an emotional kneejerk reaction. I was born and raised in Cali the second and I was the first one to suggest a petition to OC in Florida here in this forum. One of the main reasons I left NY was because of the ever increasing hoops and rings of fire they made you jump through to own a handgun, much less carry it in any useful way and I'll leave here too if this bill doesn't pass. That's how important it is to me, course it isn't the act of OC'ing itself...it's the principle that's of main import. Why stay in a minority state that doesn't recognize constitutional rights when 43 others do? One could say my fate is tied up in legislature at the moment as failing to pass here, I'll wait and see what happens in Texas with it's OC bill, that fails I'll see ya in Virginia.
Glad you are here. I was speaking in generalities. I'm with you. It's the principle. There are some states I refuse to live in. ca, il, ny,nj,ri,ct,ma,md
Whats wrong with ct? Ct is the only state with the board of firearms! Ct is an oc state and does not have many restritions>
if open carry scares the people from ny and nj away, this will be the greatest and most important piece of legislation passed in the history of the state of florida. Unfortunately, almost no one except "law enforcement officers" will freak out about it, and they will be few too.
Ct has an "assault weapons" ban. That is, rifles most effective for militia use. For example my FAL and AR would be illegal in Ct. As important as OC is, I would never ever trade military pattern long gun possession for it.
If Open Carry scares the people from NY and NJ away, this will be the greatest and most important piece of legislation passed in the history of the state of Florida. Unfortunately, almost no one except "law enforcement officers" will freak out about it, and they will be few too.
Hell, they could even get a non-res FL permit and OC a borrowed gun.