driftdiver wrote:
Florida law requires the firearm to be not readily accessible. Generally this means in a closed glovebox, case, or bag. It does not have to be locked up.
Yes or on him. He did neither.. Cop could of pointed it out and moved on. No reason to arrest someone and ruin their life over a technicality.
Half the time here in tampa the cops roll through stop signs.
“No reason to arrest someone and ruin their life over a technicality.”
Most cops make “arresting people over a technicality” their main function. And they are abetted in their efforts by a phalanx of intermeshing, nonsensical laws designed to suit their nefarious purposes.