As a conceal permit holder, are you allowed to conceal in a public mall? I know you can't if the mall doesn't allow weapons. I attempted to search the statues and the forums and came up with nothing. Many thanks.
Malls are not listed, therefore not forbidden BY LAW to carry. However, private property owners are free to ask you to leave for any reason whatsoever, therefore the signs are meaningless. After having been asked, should you refuse to leave, you could be charged with armed trespass.No license issued pursuant to this section shall authorize any person to carry a concealed weapon or firearm into any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; any detention facility, prison, or jail; any courthouse; 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; any polling place; any meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special district; any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; any school, college, or professional athletic event not related to firearms; any school administration building; 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; any elementary or secondary school facility; any career center; 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; inside 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 any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Originally Posted by cherring2004 View Post
I'm carrying concealed right now at the Wellington Mall eating food.
Hey, My wife saw him also and felt uncomfortable being around a guy displaying a tennie weenie gun, so we went to Panera Bread to eat. LOLand you are printing
Actually I was responding more to reply #34 by Reaper which called out Bass Pro by name (Dania store I think) regarding being told to check all firearms at the door than I was to yours .It's not Bass Pro I'm speaking of Birdman...
Somewhere in the following few replies the thread drifted to your experience. I ASSUMED you're talking about SS, who just opened a new store here in Fort Myers. I have been in the store, but haven't been in there enough to form my own opinion...I was wondering the same thing about bass pro shop in dania I was asking about a holster there the other day and the guy helping me told me firearms have to checked and secure at the front counter concealed or otherwise. He asked me if I had one on me to which I replyed no.
Interesting. Here in Jax, at every gun shop I've been to, the staff are always OCing. Considering what high targets they are, it makes a lot of sense. Convenience store clerks, liquor store people, they should be able to CC or OC, too, as they prefer.The only ones in the store you can be sure are unarmed are the employees
This morning I asked the "powers that be" in the Bass Pro where I work regarding the Corporate Policy. It is as I thought. If you are a CWFL holder then they do not expect you to disarm or check in. Just keep the "CONCEALED" firearm(s) concealed and no one cares. If you are not concealed, you'll be asked if you have a CWFL and then if you do to cover it up...yes birdman i was speaking about the dania store ...but dania i will not step foot in again do to the employee tell me that ...