“House Bill 2 would allow people without a permit to carry firearms as long as they are within sight. Concealed weapons still require a permit.”
When I was a kid in the ‘60’s in Florida, I occasionally saw people open carry guns. They appeared to be on their way to or coming from ranges or boat trips. Occasionally, you’d see cowboys (real ones) with holstered guns. I don’t know when this stopped. But in the ‘70’s a couple from Arizona (I think) stopped in an outdoor eatery after range shooting. Their guns were holstered and they weren’t being ostentatious. Some folks looked panicked at the mere sight. They were surprised at the reaction and took their guns to the car. I spoke with them and they didn’t know what to make of the reaction. After all, it’s not like this was New York.
But that Florida is long gone. No more outdoor eateries. No cowboys. Roads are paved and have curbs and there’s somebody controlling every aspect of what you do. (At the last place I worked, I got in trouble because an HR lady overheard me discussing concealed carry with a machinist who made his own guns. I would have been written up except I was at too high a level and it didn’t really violate a written rule. The rule was that you couldn’t discuss anything offensive. I asked her how, exactly a discussion on concealed carry was offensive and she couldn’t point to a written rule.)
You need to get out more. That Florida is alive and well in Highlands, Hardee, DeSoto and Okeechobee Counties.
If that were me, she would have had a case against me by the end of the conversation.
I think the more grey I get in my beard, the less tolerant of stupid useless people I become. Maybe the cause and effect is backwards though... the more stupid people that society expects me to tolerate, the more grey I get.