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02-28-2008, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by CoventryDude
thanks for the info!
Being from the gun unfriendly area of New England I like to have the permit- I may win the trial and lawsuit but I'd prefer to avoid it all together if I could, and it's so easy to get.
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There wouldn't be a trial and lawsuit. Cops pretty much nknow the law-it's been law for a long, long time. |
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02-28-2008, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by diddiyo
I'm originally from Europe and I have no idea about gun laws in Florida. But lots of my friends told me that they've "heard" that you can shoot somebody if you feel threatened. Say, somebody is running over your lawn or something.
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No. You can't shoot someone for running over your lawn. You have to be in reasonable fear for your life. |
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02-28-2008, 06:12 AM
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The barefoot babe
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Originally Posted by Lilybeans
No. You can't shoot someone for running over your lawn. You have to be in reasonable fear for your life.
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Thats the thing, if its a HUGE threatening guy with a gun in his hand running right for you screaming he is going to rape your wife, then you could in theory shoot him because you were threatened as I understand the law, however if its a skinny kid running across your back yard to get to the next one, he makes no threats to you and is only going from one place to the next then NO you can't shoot the kid. |
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02-28-2008, 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Lindsey_Mcfarren
Thats the thing, if its a HUGE threatening guy with a gun in his hand running right for you screaming he is going to rape your wife, then you could in theory shoot him because you were threatened as I understand the law, however if its a skinny kid running across your back yard to get to the next one, he makes no threats to you and is only going from one place to the next then NO you can't shoot the kid.
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You are right. |
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02-28-2008, 06:48 AM
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The barefoot babe
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Originally Posted by Lilybeans
You are right.
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Its little nuances like that, that make it hard to relate off the top of your head what is permissable and what is not.
What I would be threatened by would be different then what a man would be threatened by. |
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02-28-2008, 09:03 AM
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I got my concealed last night ! took the course at IPS 911 in Hollywood....great place if anyone is interested....55 bucks and it includes the fingerprinting.
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02-28-2008, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by CoventryDude
Great info, thank you.
If I could add that getting a permit to carry was relatively easy for me to do as an out of stater. Having made a few wrong turns and winding up in bad areas on two occasions while visiting it was comforting to know I was legally enabled to protect my family.
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It is prohibited by FL law to carry a concealed firearm in a "nuisance" area....or bad area....."known drug area". Keep that in mind.. |
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02-28-2008, 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by heydade
It is prohibited by FL law to carry a concealed firearm in a "nuisance" area....or bad area....."known drug area". Keep that in mind..
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Thanks for the tip- hopefully the fact that I was a lost tourist would help me-I certainly don't go to those kinds of places on purpose! Of course my wife hopped out of the car and used a pay phone at a shady looking 7-11 - she later told me she wasn't worried because she knew I'd protect her(!). I've tried to get her to understand that we don't tempt fate...
I carry because of people who DO frequent those areas on purpose. |
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02-28-2008, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by heydade
It is prohibited by FL law to carry a concealed firearm in a "nuisance" area....or bad area....."known drug area". Keep that in mind..
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No, not true. A place of nuisance is something like an illegal betting parlor or a house of prostitution. |
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02-28-2008, 01:41 PM
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Do you think most people in Florida carry a gun for protection? I am planning to move there, but really I do not know anything about guns.
Thanks
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