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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
While it is very true that each state is going to have different carry laws, the Texas carry law is based on the Florida...enough so that the 'gun free school zone' federal law is what applies.
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TECHNICALLY it is Florida Law that is based on Texas law, because Texas had enacted their CCW laws years before Florida did. ALMOST and I say ALMOST all states with CCW licenses are nearly identical. This is proven by what is called the Reciprocation Law, which means that If you have a CCW permit in Florida, almost every state with a CCW permit will allow you to carry in their state. i.e. my Florida permit is accepted by Texas, Alabama, Georgia, etc...so I can carry my weapon concealed in all the "reciprocating" states, however I am responsable for knowing the specific laws IN that state, which have minor differences.
Where this man broke the law is here: even IF he HAD a CCW permit, that does NOT allow him to have his weapon in plain sight. If you have a CCW permit you are REQUIRED to do your best in keeping that weapon CONCEALED! ALSO in most states, if you DO NOT have a permit, and are transporting a firearm in a vehicle, it must be in a 3-step-fire condition. What this means is that it must take 3 steps to have the weapon ready to fire, and almost EVERY state requres a pistol to be in a box or holster with a butt-strap. So this is where the law was broken. If he was on school grounds, and the school is state funded, then he also broke the law that prohibits firearms on government property.