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It gets really crowded sometimes at Mass. And I was thinking if some nut decided to go on a shooting spree, he would have many targets and We the civilians would have no where to hide.

So if I had my gun at least I could maybe take down the shooter?

But can you carry in a church? I haven't read anything against it.

Thanks in advance.

Steve
 

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It is not illegal to carry in a church in FL.

The 'list' of prohibited places:

FSS 790.06(12)

(12) 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.
 

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Not on this list, so Yes.

790.06(12) 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.
 

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Georgia lists a church as a prohibited place unless you have the churches permission but in Florida it is perfectly legal.
 

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Thanks guys that was quick. Now I will feel a little less vulnerable to some nut.

Thanks agaiin Steve
 

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At the risk of overstating the issue, concealed is concealed.
 

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As stated in previous threads, I pack in church every Sunday, with my pastor's blessing. And at least 4 other members do the same. Nothing illegal about it.

Of course, I cannot walk across the parking lot to the Christian Academy, which is a school.
 

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Not so fast folks, Most Catholic Churchs have a School attached to it weather School in session or not it is still School grounds, you are good to go if no school on the grounds.
It is a church, with a school, not a school, with a church.
If you stay in church area, you should be good to go.
Again, that is assuming common sense in the arena of the law.
May, or may not, be a good assumption.

When it is a pre-school, when the school is not in session and teachers are not present, you should be good to go.

Anyone want to be a test case? I got $20 toward your defense.
 

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what about a daycare? Pre-K toddlers

is that a school?

they do have fingerpainting.. but I don't think the girls/ladies in the classrooms are 'teachers'
Daycares are not listed in prohibited places.
It is not a school.
 

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It is a church, with a school, not a school, with a church.
If you stay in church area, you should be good to go.
Again, that is assuming common sense in the arena of the law.
May, or may not, be a good assumption.

When it is a pre-school, when the school is not in session and teachers are not present, you should be good to go.

Anyone want to be a test case? I got $20 toward your defense.
I guess it would be left up to the Courts Interpretation. I would not want to be the test case.

It gets really crowded sometimes at Mass. And I was thinking if some nut decided to go on a shooting spree, he would have many targets and We the civilians would have no where to hide.

So if I had my gun at least I could maybe take down the shooter?

But can you carry in a church? I haven't read anything against it.

Thanks in advance.

Steve
Lets look at this.

It gets really crowded sometimes at Mass. And I was thinking if some nut decided to go on a shooting spree, he would have many targets and We the civilians would have no where to hide.
So if I had my gun at least I could maybe take down the shooter?
Now what if you missed or someone got in the way???Something to think about lot of variables.Things happen really fast.
 

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[/B][/COLOR]Now what if you missed or someone got in the way???Something to think about lot of variables.Things happen really fast.
The same thing holds true at the ATM, parking lot while someone is trying to jack your car, convienance store, bank, etc., etc., etc. If you use that logic then what is the reason to even be armed in the 1st place?
 

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The same thing holds true at the ATM, parking lot while someone is trying to jack your car, convienance store, bank, etc., etc., etc. If you use that logic then what is the reason to even be armed in the 1st place?

Why can't logic be used?

So what your saying is that you should not give thought to what you are doing, just shoot? doesn't make you any better then the shooter does it?
 

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I think (JMHO) that he was trying to say that a shot at a BG in a crowd requires some restraint as to what (who) is behind your target as well as between you and the shooter.

Set on a pew end - so that if he comes up the isle, you can get a clear(er) shot.
 

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Sure, just don't overdo it in communion. I’d select the dip rather than the sip.
 

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Why can't logic be used?

So what your saying is that you should not give thought to what you are doing, just shoot? doesn't make you any better then the shooter does it?
No, what I am saying is that you can miss your target no matter what the setting. So if that is your deciding factor in whether or not to engage a BG then you shouldn't be armed in the 1st place. While you are waiting around assessing the possibility of whether or not your shot might go astray you will more than likely wind up dead along with all the other members of the congregation. We have seen the results of church shootings and how an armed parishoner was able to diffuse the situation. In my experiance at the 1st sound of gunshots most people duck and hit the floor. That gives a GG a clear shot at the BG 90% of the time.
 
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