[Omartinez17]

Well this is the first time I have ever hears this. I have my CWP, a friend just took his class two days ago and his instructor told him that if he is on an interstate his weapon must be in the trunk and unloaded... as soon as he gets off the interstate he can arm himself. His instructor said that its the law! I looked over the statues for concealed carry and did not find this anywhere.
I have never heard of this before.......
can someone fill me in??

 

[patrickhenry1776]

My guess is the instructor was referring to transporting a firearm if you are not a permit holder and not in the State of Florida. And for the record the instructor did not even come close to getting that right.

 

[Rvrctyrngr]

Your friend's instructor is FOS.

 

[brownie]

Your friend's instructor is FOS.

Tell us how you really feel Rvrctyrngr :rolf

Brownie

 

[capngeo]

Your friend's instructor is FOS.

Isn't that the new Verizon Fiber Optic stuff?

 

[T.S.]

Your friend's instructor is FOS.

I looked for that in the Florida Statutes and I couldn't find the FOS section ..

But, I will definitely take your word for it!! :rolf

 

[jfl]

It kind of bothers me that instructors would teach "half-truth", false information, or their personal feelings as a rule.
We are dealing here with a serious matter and the wrong information could be really detrimental to the student.
What other inaccuracies this guy told his students ???
Maybe it should be reported; what do you guys think ???

 

[Uechi]

Asking questions is always good. There are no dumb questions just ones not asked. When you get down to it we are all responsible for our own actions. I don't care who tells me something, whether its an Instructor, a professor. a minister or a LEO I'm going to find out for myself the correct answer. Don't ever rely on anybody else to validate information,,especially on such a serious subject as weapons and self defense. Ask questions and do your homework.

 

[Rvrctyrngr]

Isn't that the new Verizon Fiber Optic stuff?

Somethin' like that, Capn.

 

[MPDC66]

Nope, some truth to it. I know I'm not allowed to drive my Abrams on the interstates but State roads are fine!:rolf

 

[Buckley]

Well this is the first time I have ever hears this. I have my CWP, a friend just took his class two days ago and his instructor told him that if he is on an interstate his weapon must be in the trunk and unloaded... as soon as he gets off the interstate he can arm himself. His instructor said that its the law! I looked over the statues for concealed carry and did not find this anywhere.
I have never heard of this before.......
can someone fill me in??

I think he misunderstood something, or his instructor is confused. No such law exists in the Sunshine state.

 

[T.S.]

Nope, some truth to it. I know I'm not allowed to drive my Abrams on the interstates but State roads are fine!:rolf

May we see a photo of how you " conceal carry " that Abrams of yours??

 

[senatorpjt]

I think perhaps your friend misheard what the instructor said. He was probably referring to interstate transport, not "driving on the interstate."

In which case he is referring to federal law (18 USC 926A), which states

Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by this chapter from transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any lawful purpose from any place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm to any other place where he may lawfully possess and carry such firearm if, during such transportation the firearm is unloaded, and neither the firearm nor any ammunition being transported is readily accessible or is directly accessible from the passenger compartment of such transporting vehicle: Provided, That in the case of a vehicle without a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment the firearm or ammunition shall be contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console.

This federal law supercedes state law, such that you can always transport a firearm, unloaded and locked in the trunk, between two states where you are legally allowed to possess the firearm - regardless of the laws of the state through which you are traveling.

An example of this would be a person driving from Pennsylvania to New Hampshire, through New York. In New York, it is illegal for anyone to possess a handgun without a NY license, period. However, the person can transport the gun through New York if it is unloaded and locked in the trunk of the vehicle.

Of course, if a state allows you to carry a firearm in the passenger compartment, you may do so. However, laws vary from state to state, and the "easy answer" is that you can always carry the gun unloaded and locked in the trunk.

The "real answer", it's that you need to check the laws for every place you drive through, but discussing the local laws everywhere in the country is far beyond the scope of a CCW class.

One important thing to note however - Washington, DC is not a state and this does not apply there. Drive around it.

 

[daytona]

Could he have been talking about crossing state lines? Then again if the other state respects Fla CWP still shouldn't be a problem.

 

[exospawn]

Nice to see they included fans to keep the topside crew cool on hot days.

 

[Hodawg]

That's an easy one TS, observe:

Man, I thought my Duramax diesel Chevy was big, now if feel.....sniff......inadequate. :cry

Beers y'all,
Ken

 

[Heraclid]

my class instructor didn't seem to be very up-to-speed on the castle doctrine

I definitely want to take some more serious instruction from more qualified people (NRA course with more shooting involved, something more than a couple hrs long...)

 

[goldsamurai26]

Nice to see they included fans to keep the topside crew cool on hot days.

Yea,....cool or sucked into it and chopped into little bitty pieces.
That means more dessert for everyone else. :thumsup