Back when we lived on the Orange County and daughter was being bussed to a really bad area school (This is not a white vs black thing, is a really bad area), I was armed if I had to drive her when she missed the buss. I enquired of the police as to the lagality, and they said as long as it stayed concealed, and you were not stopping and/or getting out of teh car, and had a permit, you are legal." BTW, I moved out of the county the next year.
I can see restricting certain areas. We had a shooting here at a courthouse some years back. Although armed citizens may have cut the total of shot persons short, they still restrict carrying.
However, the part about bars/restaurants and carrying-- I carry when we go out for dinner, and most places serve drinks. I do not drink even a beer when carrying. Not worth the hassel which would occur if I need the gun.
In statute 790 (Florida firearms) it even allows for theuse of self defence if you are even over the .08 limit. Scenrio: You have a couple (++) of drinks at home, and someone breaks in and you shoot him. Allowed.....
If you are in a bar or that area of a restautrant where alcohol is "dispensed" and don't drink, you are illegal if carrying...
IMHO, the big part I disagree with it the wording, and not allowing for "special cases"
Heres the excerpt from the stutes as 2012:
(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.
(b) A person licensed under this section shall not be prohibited from carrying or storing a firearm in a vehicle for lawful purposes.
(c) This section does not modify the terms or conditions of s. 790.251 "which is the storage in your locked vehicle"