Posted on 08/13/2017 2:49:28 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Florida lawmakers can now submit bills for the 2018 legislative session, and Republican state Senator Greg Steube has ensured gun measures will be on the agenda.
On Wednesday, Steube, filed SB 120, which would make businesses, organizations, and other private entities that ban firearms legally responsible for a conceal carry permit holder’s safety.
In other words, if a CCW permit holder was injured by another person – or an animal – while on a business’ property where guns are banned, they could sue the business since the owner took away their ability to defend themselves.
“If a private business wants to prohibit guns in their location that’s fine,” Steube said according to the Tallahassee Democrat. “But if you’re prohibiting me from carrying, and I’m licensed to carry, then you’re assuming the responsibility to have adequate security in place to protect me.”
The following day, Steube submitted SB 134, which deals with firearms at courthouses. The bill allows a “concealed weapons or concealed firearms licensee to temporarily surrender a weapon or firearm if the licensee approaches courthouse security or management personnel upon arrival and follows their instructions.”
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Yes! As it should be
I like these two bills! Unfortunately the californicator politicians in Colorado will never do this.
Go Florida!! Love this.
It’s a Florida bill
I added banglist to the keywords.
I know it is a Florida bill. I used to live in FL which was the first state to pass a shall issue CCW law. I still maintain my FL CCW. I now live in Colorado which has been taken over by leftists from California. I won’t hold my be=reath for laws like this to be passed here.
OK. thanks.
We need this in Texas.
Soon after open carry for CCW holders went into effect, the “30.06” (no conceal carry) & “30.07” (no open carry) signs started popping up in businesses’ windows that previously hadn’t any signs at all.
No problem. It’s the one keyword that covers any and all firearms related threads and is checked daily by numerous FReepers interested in the same.
Like someone who wants to carry a firearm into the business CCW is going to be stopped? How? By the business owner who’ll point their finger saying “You can’t have that in here, I see that bulge under your jacket”.
An interesting clash of rights no? A CCW’s right to carry VS. a property/business owners right to association. It’s seems that this time I’m seeing everyone jump on the opposite side of the bake the damn cake argument.
The argument from business owners is this is a gun free zone. If you don’t like it, don’t do business here.
Agree. Property owner should have the final word on such policies.
If you forbid a basis right of self-protection on your property then you, as the property owner, make yourself responsible for the well-being of those on your property. This should also extend to all governments, local, state, and Feral.
Like “This is a gay free zone’ if you don’t like it go elsewhere”? So a citizen must surrender a constitutional right in order to be allowed to enter your bussiness? We are not talking about your home, we are talking about a business that opens its doors to the public demanding that a peaceful customer surrender their constitutional right to defend themself in order to buy groceries, see a movie, or conduct business required by state and federal government on government property.
I entirely agree with that but I have already heard some businesses use that as a defense against litigation.
There are a lot of Texas business owners who don’t understand the signs they’re posting. For example, I know a couple of businesses that have posted the 30.07 sign but mistakenly think it also covers conceal carry.
banglisters: Does anyone know what states have this law so far? I only know of one: TN.
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