Concealed Carry With Police Escort....

[bigmacque]

If you are going to carry concealed in Florida you need to know the laws.

790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.—

(12)(a) A license issued under this section does not authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a concealed weapon or firearm into:
1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05;
2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
3. Any detention facility, prison, or jail;
4. Any courthouse;
5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section would preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in his or her courtroom;
6. Any polling place;
7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special district;
8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof;
9. Any school, college, or professional athletic event not related to firearms;
10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or administration building;
11. Any career center;
12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such purpose;
13. Any college or university facility unless the licensee is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile;
14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or
15. Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law.

I do know the laws, that's why I brought it up. I was trying to politely initiate some discussion as to why this particular situation was necessary at all. I don't have to be polite about it, I was just trying to be polite.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[limatunes]

Hey, I think it would be fun to have a police escort. I like meeting new people and I am not shy. I would make sure my escort at least had some entertaining company as he/she escorted me from place to place... either that or he would be super annoyed.. I guess that depends on whether or not my escort likes to chat or not...lol

[ctr]

And we call those people "criminals."

How often do you hear about a shootout at city hall? Not so often.
How often do you hear about a shootout by CCW permit holders? Pretty much - NEVER!
Multiply the two and you get a value very, very close to zero.

And just why are "public officials" so much more deserving of protection than those that they supposedly serve?

I think the better question is why are those public officials so afraid, rather than why do they deserve protection. Everyone is accountable for their actions, including elected officials. Don't implement stupid laws, do stupid things, and trample people's rights. Maybe then the nut jobs won't be trying to shoot you.

[paramedic70002]

Not having read the article, what happens when they run out of LEOs?

"Car 57, respond to City Hall to escort an armed citizen to the tax office!"

"Car 34, respond to City Hall to escort an armed citizen to the water office!"

"Car 92, respond to City Hall to escort an armed citizen to the restroom!"

"All units respond to City Hall, multiple armed citizens!"

[sdprof]

Maybe a whole bunch of citizens who carry should arrange to all go there the same day, all in the same hour. Day after day after day. Maybe after the officials and the LEOs get tired of being inundated with lawfully carrying citizens who don't go all postal on their .. derrieres.. maybe they'll figure out it's not necessary.

[357and40]

As long as I get to carry I don't care. Let them have 15 officers escort me for all I care... better chance I don't have to lift a finger to open doors... Heck, if I have to use the pot I may have someone to help me with the zipper...

[sdprof]

As long as I get to carry I don't care. Let them have 15 officers escort me for all I care... better chance I don't have to lift a finger to open doors... Heck, if I have to use the pot I may have someone to help me with the zipper...

Careful there, you might get charged with assault with a dead weapon.

[HKinNY]

As long as I get to carry I don't care. Let them have 15 officers escort me for all I care... better chance I don't have to lift a finger to open doors... Heck, if I have to use the pot I may have someone to help me with the zipper...

Careful there, you might get charged with assault with a dead weapon.

or try take a report for missing person

[HKinNY]

Give it a few months and leo's will get tired and it will become old hat.

[Hiram25]

Yep, another hard day at work! Had to escort three people with legal guns to the sewer department to pay their bill! Wonder if I have a shot at Officer of the year!

[spike]

I don't thing the police escorts will last long, after awhile the crazy money that is made by the police at the "detail" rate of pay no doubt will knock some sense into the town goverment people. When it hits them in the wallet they will think twice about it. Spike

[faif2d]

I seam to remember that the Texas capital building set up a second line for folks with CHL's. I also remember that the lobbyists were the first ones to go get them just to save time not having to wait in line.

[492nd]

Hmm.... I'm a little confused on this. I thought it was federal law that county, state and federal government buildings were off limits?

In Texas we are allowed to carry in the capital building, In fact they have a special lane for the people with permits.