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    A little long, but bear with me

    Hi everyone. Please bear with me on this, because I want to take time to explain my line of reasoning here. A few days ago I decided to try to fit a couple of months of research together, and see if I had enough to draw conclusions. The subject is firearms, or arms in general. Now, I know...
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    HB/SB 733 - need help.

    It'a amazing to read, and awesome in it's simplicity. HB 733 proposes that any state employee or elected official who aids a federal officer or agency in enforcing a federal gun law that is not mirrored in state law, is guilty of a crime and will immediately be removed from office. The text...
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    Challenging a state law

    Recently I spoke with someone about the open carry in parks rule here in Florida, and the law was challenged and failed. I'm trying to remember the process, and what it was called to do that.
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    White House Petition

    https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/pass-federal-law-requiring-all-states-allow-concealed-carry-permits-all-law-abiding-united-states/pCTS2CJc Might not do any good, but it would give us an idea where they stand on this.
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    Photographing police

    It looks like the Department of Justice got involved in police photographer encounters and set some guidelines for the police to follow. To sum it up, the Doj says that the police cannot take your property without a warrant, delete a picture or video without a hearing over it, or stop you from...
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    Arrested for carrying / Any legal folks in here?

    I'm considering a lawsuit now. My previous post will let you know the details. Anyone interested in helping me with the suit? I can do most of the groundwork myself, just need heklp with the initial filing and anything else you are interested in helping with.
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    Open Carry experiement

    I had to look up the definitions in 790, and clarified that I need to conceal from the "Ordinary sight of another person." I put on a T-shirt, and put my weapon on (it's a SCCY 9mm) and threw a dress shirt over it. I left it open, and looked and saw that only a little of the holster was...
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    Open Carry Fishing in Holly Hill Florida

    I'm interested in hosting an open carry fishing event in Holly Hill florida. Anyone else interested? Location Holly Point Park, salt water fishing. Date TBD but would like to make it near the 1st of next month (september). I'd also like to do food, and a park cleanup as well.
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    Do police carrying off duty violate the equal protection clause of the cosntitution?

    Police carry guns. Police carry guns off duty and can carry openly in most state off duty. In my state, Florida, police carry guns openly on or off duty. The law says, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States...
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    I think I have it - a way to make open carry legal in every state at once!

    Police carry guns. Police carry guns off duty and can carry openly in most state off duty. In my state, Florida, police carry guns openly on or off duty. The law says, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States...
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    Arrested for Open carrying - complete.

    Hello everyone. First, let me say that I did not intend to mislead anyone with my previous posts, and that I had to be purposely vague in case I decided to sue the police department. This is my original notes and some things were expounded on in previous posts, and I'll not include them here...
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    Open Carry Camping

    Anyone up for an open carry camping trip in the Daytona area?
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    Arrested for carrying

    (Edited) This evening I was arrested for "Failure to follow a lawful order." by the police in Florida. Here is a brief summation of the situation. Someone shot into the house next door. I came out of my house armed, but the criminal was gone. I holstered my sidearm, and since I can open...
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    Jeff KottKamp and open carry.

    I've read the issues with the state candidates, and I've written them all, but only (so far) one has replied. Jeff KottKamp's rep replied to my question: Would you support a change in the law to allow Open Carry in Florida? His reply: Matthew, The Lieutenant Governor would support open...
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    Open Carry Picnic/Fishing December 29/30

    imported post I will be open carrying a firearm while I fish and camp at the Tomoka State Park in Ormond Beach, Florida on Tuesday and Wendsday, the 29th and the 30th. I will be staying in the campgrounds within the parks boundaries, and fishing at the camp store area. If anyone is interested...
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    Why do you want to open carry?

    imported post Why do you want to open carry? I plan to write all of Florida's reps, and try to get a dialog going, so I would like to hear from you first, about why you would prefer to carry openly.
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    Open Carry Fishing - Daytona

    imported post Hello everyone. I wnated to see how many would be willing to attend an open carry event in Daytona Beach, Florida. To amke it work, we will need people carrying that are cool, calm and collected - people willing to cook, and people willing to be 2nd spporters and face men for the...
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    Open Carry in Florida, legal issue

    imported post Wow, what a subject. I took as much time as I could, and did a little research. Here are the results. I am forbidden from making legal judgements, so I will post the relelvant statutes and let you look for yourself. 790.25 Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and...
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