A brief stay? How can you stay brief? Isn't brief momentary? So how can you stay that way?the link above said:–adjective
1.
lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country.
Did a combo OC/BOC today. I went target shooting while OC (perfectly legal)and stopped to get gas(a previous grey area thing to do). I didn't cover up since I just stopped "briefly" and was covered by the BOC law IMHO. Once my trip to the range resumed, I was back in full OC mode. Don't you just love florida's gun laws? Oh, and I stepped "briefly" into the road to get my mail when I got home while OC.It was hot out there today! It sure was nice to not sweat all over my pistol and carry OWB.
Did a combo OC/BOC today. I went target shooting while OC (perfectly legal)and stopped to get gas(a previous grey area thing to do). I didn't cover up since I just stopped "briefly" and was covered by the BOC law IMHO. Once my trip to the range resumed, I was back in full OC mode. Don't you just love florida's gun laws? Oh, and I stepped "briefly" into the road to get my mail when I got home while OC.It was hot out there today! It sure was nice to not sweat all over my pistol and carry OWB.
It was hot out there today! It sure was nice to not sweat all over my pistol and carry OWB.
I will be back in florida next weekend, so I will have my first opportunity to provide my interpretation of the word "briefly". But, for those of you who have already been able to do so, tell us about your experience!
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I know how a judge would view it. He would look over the record of the discussions when the bill was passed, then rule based on those discussions and thier implied meaning. My guess would be that as soon as you were aware that the gun was exposed you should have made efforts to cover it up. If you do not make the effort to cover it, then your intentions are to openly carry it.
I'm not aware of a single sentence spoken on record to the word 'briefly' being in this bill. Several other words were discussed and removed. But once the Bogdanoff strike-all hit, it was fast-tracked and there was next to zero discussion.
What if I deliberately expose? Like, when I get into my car? It's still breif. And I know BEFORe I expose it that it will be exposed... soo... How does that metric apply here?
And the law says "display". That is a strong term. It doesn't mesh well with briefly.
I know how a judge would view it. He would look over the record of the discussions when the bill was passed, then rule based on those discussions and thier implied meaning. My guess would be that as soon as you were aware that the gun was exposed you should have made efforts to cover it up. If you do not make the effort to cover it, then your intentions are to openly carry it.
And the law says "display". That is a strong term. It doesn't mesh well with briefly.
actually- the statute makes it seem like the brief exposure is ok to be intentional. it doesn't say "accidentally" exposed...it says
"It is not a violation of this section for a person licensed to carry a concealed firearm as provided in s. 790.06(1), and who is lawfully carrying a firearm in a concealed manner, to briefly and openly display the firearm to the ordinary sight of another person, unless the firearm is intentionally displayed in an angry or threatening manner, not in necessary self-defense."
couple of key words here:
"to" - 'it is not a violation....TO briefly and openly...' that tells me that even if i take my shirt, and pull it over my gun to expose it, i'll be fine. not just the wind doing it. so therefore, i would know EXACTLY when my gun was exposed. the time frame for the exposure is open-ended.
"unless" - '...unless the firearm is intentionally displayed in an angry....' that tells me that intentional exposure is okay, as long as the intentional exposure isn't angry or threatening, or not in necessary self-defense. i'm not making things up- i'm just reading the statute.
"intentionally" - (same as above) again- it doesn't say you can NOT intentionally display your firearm...it just says you can't INTENTIONALLY display it in a threatening manner. SO- intentional is okay, if friendly. and to me, the only threatening manner would be if unholstered it. and i would take that to court. "yeah but it was threatening to me!!" my argument would be simple- "was my hand on my gun, or was i chasing after you, or in the process of committing a crime?" simply carrying a gun does not mean that i am about to commit a crime...there's probably even case law on that...