Posted on 02/21/2015 11:08:03 AM PST by Q-ManRN
You have all heard the story of Dale Norman, the man in Fort Pierce who walked out of his house with his freshly minted Florida concealed carry license and was arrested because he did not realize his firearm was partially exposed.
According to the non-profit, non-partisan, and grassroots organization, Florida Carry, which is also helping to fund Mr. Norman’s defense, “The County Court judge also did not fully consider the Second Amendment or the Right to Bear Arms under the Florida Constitution; denying those motions to dismiss the case because the question of the right to bear arms “is for someone above the level of this court.”
According to a Florida Carry press release about the court ruling:
The Right to Bear Arms has now been completely Infringed in Florida.
The court correctly recognized that the right to bear arms outside the home does exist, then it went on to eviscerate the right in favor of the privilege of a license that you must pay for.
Don’t have enough money to pay for your right? Tough, you can’t have it unless you pay up.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
APPEAL.
Florida Second Amendment ping!
One reason we have both open and concealed carry in Michigan.
One reason we have both open and concealed carry in Michigan.
YEP
No permits needed in AZ
Fl has no open carry?
First, it is not a "question."
Second, dang right it “is for someone above the level of this court.”
Waaay above.
As in the highest level.
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was arrested because he did not realize his firearm was partially exposed. ==
In Florida, what if he shot the arresting officer because his property / rights / etc. were being taken. Stand your ground defense.
These laws fall apart when folks try to ‘fine tune’ the constitution.
No permit needed for open carry here in Michigan.
Correct.
Florida was one of the first "shall issue" concealed carry permit states, but continues to infringe on the right to bear arms openly. Much of the fear of "printing" or "flashing" in the concealed carry community stems from this flaw in Florida law. Most states allow open carry with no paperwork, therefore "printing" or "flashing" is not a real problem.
Ref: “Fl has no open carry?”
Yup, FL is concealed only state. It cannot be open carry unless you are hunting.
I always thought that all State/County/Municipal judges had both the power *and* responsibility to uphold both the rights of citizens under the laws of the state/county/city he or she serves *and* rights enumerated under the United States Constitution.
For example...if a question arose in his/her court concerning a person's 5th Amendment rights would he/she be inclined to...or allowed to..."punt" as his judge did here?
Squashed
Breitbart of all people should get this correct.
It’s ‘quashed’ , not ‘squashed’.
One is a legal term, the other is something you grow in the garden.
We have both open and concealed carry in Maine, too.
Until a guy was arrested for open carrying in the parking lot of the gun store where he worked.
The case went to court and it turns out there is no law requiring concealed carry in CT. In fact, the state police had to admit they were NOT following state law but usurping it by intimidating people into concealed carry.
With you on that one.
Quashed, squashed, squished, squelched, quelled, quenched, stanched...I am staunchly in favor or proper use of each!
What happens when you have to use your weapon? Put it in a paper bag?
Good to hear.
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