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by Vol Texan
Thu Apr 06, 2017 10:41 am
Forum: Other States
Topic: Texas to Florida in June
Replies: 18
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Re: Texas to Florida in June

Back to the OP's question, Florida is a very gun-friendly state. A few rules are different however.

As RoyGBiv suggested above, handgunlaw.us is your best friend.

Remember some key differences highlighted in red below (Please note that I'm just summarizing some things here. You need to do your own homework for each state that you visit):

Places Off-Limits Even With a Permit/License
790.06 (12) License to Carry Concealed Weapon or Firearm
  • Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05
  • any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; Here in Texas, we can carry into the non-secure areas
  • any detention facility, prison, or jail;
  • any courthouse; any courtroom, except that nothing in this section would preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in his or her courtroom; Here in Texas, we can carry in non-court use buildings
  • any polling place;
  • any meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special district; We can carry in many of these locations here in Texas
  • any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; Not so here in Texas
  • any school, college, or professional athletic event not related to firearms;
  • Any elementary or secondary school facility or administration building;
  • any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such purpose; So, you can bo to Applebee's, but not sit at the bar area in Florida
  • any elementary or secondary school facility;
  • any area vocational-technical center;
  • any college or university facility unless the licensee is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or non-lethal electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile; (See Note in Parking Lot Storage Section) No Campus Carry
  • inside the passenger terminal and sterile area of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or Here in Texas, I can carry while picking someone up in baggage claim, but not so in Florida
  • any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law
Do "No Guns" signs have a force of law? No!!!

Must inform officer immediately on contact by law? No. However: The licensee must carry the license, together with valid identification, at all times in which the licensee is in actual possession of a concealed weapon or firearm and must display both the license and proper identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer. Violations of the provisions of this subsection shall constitute a noncriminal violation with a penalty of $25, payable to the clerk of the court.

Open Carry? No.

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