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Ron DeSantis quietly legalizes carrying concealed weapons without permits
NBC News ^ | April 03, 2023 | Matt Dixon

Posted on 04/03/2023 1:55:29 PM PDT by 4Runner

With little fanfare, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Monday allowing residents to carry a concealed loaded weapon without a permit.

DeSantis signed the bill in a nonpublic event in his office with only bill sponsors, legislative leaders and gun rights advocates, including the National Rifle Association, in attendance.

It was a notable departure for a governor who regularly holds splashy news conferences and bill-signing ceremonies.

Florida is now the 26th state to pass some form of permitless carry legislation. The signing comes one week after six people, including three children, were gunned down at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: banglist; ccw; concealedcarry; desantis; fl; florida; rkba
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So does this mean illegal aliens can conceal carry since licensing is no longer required? How does this law make us safer in Florida? Who is it that was being inconvenienced or frustrated in an attempt to obtain a concealed weapons permit under the requirements of the previous law? I don't think the Founders anticipated the states being overrun by foreign nationals who are also by definition inveterate lawbreakers. And I don't see who benefits by this. It's the same argument the liberals use against voter registration laws, only now it's conservatives using it against concealed weapons permits.
1 posted on 04/03/2023 1:55:29 PM PDT by 4Runner
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To: 4Runner

Propaganda slant = “he was sneaky about it”

They lie


2 posted on 04/03/2023 1:59:53 PM PDT by SheepWhisperer ("Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.")
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Few people open carry.

It gives away that you are carrying, which is to your disadvantage.

What such laws do, is protect those that carry, i.e. the jerk calling the cops because they see a gun on someone that is licensed to carry.

Little will change because you seldom see folks open carry even where it is allowed. BUT it works to the advantage of those who do carry and no longer need to worry about the concerned anti-gun Karen.


3 posted on 04/03/2023 2:01:30 PM PDT by Red6
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So does this mean illegal aliens can conceal carry since licensing is no longer required?

Don't be stupid.

4 posted on 04/03/2023 2:02:00 PM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: 4Runner

Again, the Sarah Brady - Pete Shields - Diane Feinstein - Charles Schumer rhetoric comes out.

Literally.

You are making EXACTLY the arguments those people have made since the early 1990s. In fact, they made that argument against Florida’s “Shall Issue” concealed carry permit system, back when it was proposed.

And they were wrong.

Every.

Single.

Time.

Illegal aliens and other criminals don’t give a shit about the law. You know that. They know that. And the nonsense flows anyway.


5 posted on 04/03/2023 2:02:19 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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And I don't see who benefits by this. It's the same argument the liberals use against voter registration laws, only now it's conservatives using it against concealed weapons permits.

Seek therapy.

6 posted on 04/03/2023 2:02:20 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024. A real conservative.)
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To: Red6

Please delete previous post. Intended for another topic.


7 posted on 04/03/2023 2:02:54 PM PDT by Red6
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Speaking as a Florida Concealed Carry Permit holder under the old law, the argument from my standpoint has been, if carrying a weapon is your Constitutional Right guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment and numerous Supreme Court decisions, then why do you need permission from the Government to do it.


8 posted on 04/03/2023 2:04:15 PM PDT by srmanuel ( )
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To: 4Runner

Did you vote for Subshine Charlie?


9 posted on 04/03/2023 2:04:19 PM PDT by clintonh8r (Truth is hate speech to those who hate the truth.)
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How about reading the law. If illegals couldn’t carry before, they can’t carry now.

The new law just takes away law abiding people requiring a permission slip to exercise a right.


10 posted on 04/03/2023 2:05:12 PM PDT by Rinnwald
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Do you really think and ILLEGAL alien would worry about ILLEGALLY carrying?


11 posted on 04/03/2023 2:06:40 PM PDT by Pollard ( >>> The Great Reset is already underway! <<<)
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So does this mean illegal aliens can conceal carry since licensing is no longer required?


Pretty sure the law says that if it is legal for you to own a handgun, you can carry it concealed without having to ask the state’s permission, get fingerprinted, pay fees or pay for 8 to 16 hours of ‘instruction’.

Green card holders (legal aliens) can legally buy and possess. Illegals cannot.

That is not to say that illegals won’t be concealed carrying, anymore than they were before the law was signed.


12 posted on 04/03/2023 2:10:17 PM PDT by hanamizu
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“Few people open carry.”

Whoopee. It’s not the business of a state to restrict the right of lawful citizens to open carry if they so choose.

Also, Florida has long allowed open carry without a permit so long as you are going to or from hunting or fishing.


13 posted on 04/03/2023 2:12:38 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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The benefit is when over-zealous police officers take the "concealed weapon" law too far and aggressively prosecute gun owners because part of their coat went over a gun.

I don't see where illegal aliens come into this - gun freedoms are for American citizens. In Arizona we have had it with no problems and also concealed carry permit which allows more leeway in certain situations.
14 posted on 04/03/2023 2:21:34 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper)
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To: 4Runner; JulieRNR21; Travis McGee; AAABEST; kinganamort; katherineisgreat; floriduh voter; ...
"Quietly". No different from any other law, but it's about those icky guns, so you have to spin it negatively, dont'cha know.

As for the law itself, once again, DeSantis deliveres -- promises made, promises kept. Hmmm... who else have we heard that phrase applied to? Just trolling the 'Trump or die!' folks... ;-)

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I'm compiling a list of FReepers interested in Florida-related topics.
If you want to be added, please FReepMail me.

15 posted on 04/03/2023 2:34:31 PM PDT by Joe Brower ("Might we not live in a nobler dream than this?" -- John Ruskin)
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Please tell me you aren’t really that blind or ignorant of history!


16 posted on 04/03/2023 2:39:03 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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thank you for exposing your hypocrisy and your pretzel logic...


17 posted on 04/03/2023 2:44:23 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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I suggest you go cycling down Miami’s MLK Blvd some Saturday night without carrying.


18 posted on 04/03/2023 2:56:33 PM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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The fact that criminals have no idea who is carrying but know that many are, improves safety.

Ever notice that lions pick obviously different or weak individuals to attack?
They attack whatever looks out of place, or different. They have a much harder time making up their minds when every animal in front of them looks exactly like the rest.


19 posted on 04/03/2023 3:08:03 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: heavy metal

DDS is no different than TDS. Desantis did something, therefore DDSers will come up with arguments that it’s bad. Such is the state of politics in 2023, though this one was a little embarrassing on a site like FR. Good to see most freepers sticking to their guns (and values) in this thread.


20 posted on 04/03/2023 3:24:18 PM PDT by ETCM (“There is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil.” — Ronald Reagan)
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