[Loadthis]

Waiting period not required?

I was browsing the Florida Statutes web page
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0790/ch0790.htm
and read FS 790.33 wich states that the three day waiting period does not apply to persons who have previously purchased a firearm from the retailer and can provide a reciept, etc.
Am I reading this correctly? Do I still have to wait if I have prior purchases from the dealer?

 

[Steve48]

I read it the way you do. However, this may have been overridden by a constitutional amendment passed after the statute was enacted.

 

[MPDC66]

The reasoning behind waiving the waiting period is that someone who already owns a gun doesn't need a "cooling off" period because he already has the means to misuse a gun. I think you currently need to "trade" in a working gun to buy a new one without waiting OR have a CCW License.

The "trade in" was what my guy told me when I bought my PF9 before I had my license in hand. LOL, I wasn't about to give up the Glock which he knew I owned since I always shoot there with it.

 

[Uechi]

Another advantage of having the CWL no wait. What I don't understand is why they still have to do the instant background check? I guess the State wants some extra cash.

 

[Cthulhu]

Another advantage of having the CWL no wait. What I don't understand is why they still have to do the instant background check? I guess the State wants some extra cash.

Well, conceivably, someone could have gotten a felony charge (or some other disqualifying condition) between the time they got their CWFL and the time the purchase was being made.

-JT

 

[MPDC66]

I thought that too BUT was informed (correctly) that the background check is a federal requirement and is never waived in a dealer sale.

 

[Cthulhu]

Felony charges could be laid upon a person from any state, not just the state of purchase, depending on what the person's done recently, or even in the past.

-JT

 

[Uechi]

Obviously they don't work real well especially for Psychiatric patients. It's no big deal for me I just don't like paying money for it.

 

[Cthulhu]

Obviously they don't work real well especially for Psychiatric patients. It's no big deal for me I just don't like paying money for it.

This is true, but I don't think there really is a central database of loony persons that can be readily accessed. There's also the whole confidentiality thing with patient records that can be a factor.

I thought I heard talk of someone wanting to make an attempt at creating such a system. This was after the VT shootings.

Yeah, it's a pain, and can add a little to the cost of the gun, if you're charged for it. Better than someone trying to over-regulate the hell out of the process and requiring us to go through umpteen checks on every facet of our lives before each purchase, though.

-JT

 

[Old Guy]

I was browsing the Florida Statutes web page
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0790/ch0790.htm
and read FS 790.33 wich states that the three day waiting period does not apply to persons who have previously purchased a firearm from the retailer and can provide a reciept, etc.
Am I reading this correctly? Do I still have to wait if I have prior purchases from the dealer?

I asked about that one day at a local gun shop. The guy looked at me like I was stupid or trying to pull one over on him. Silly me, I figured since he was in the business of selling guns, he would know. :smack
But with my CWFL, it's a moot point.

 

[trulies]

I read this the same way.

I also read some clause about "immediate need" (i.e. you feel threatened and may have a restraining order or the like and you need to buy now).

Dunno the syntax exactly, but it appeared there were 3 or 4 loopholes to 3 day wait. Odd stuff indeed.

 

[Loadthis]

Old Guy, I got the same reaction from one dealer when I asked about it over the phone. Another was really interested and was going to contact someone he knew from the FFL agency. The FS also seems to allow the counties to require the waiting periods if they so choose not to exceed 3 days.
Thanks for the replies!

 

[daytona]

When i bought my Glock i traded in a Taurus .38 and walked out with the new gun. No wait period for a trade in.