DAVE APPEL spoke thusly to: STEVE GUNHOUSE
DA>Damn those prissy Florida legislators who voted to ban open carry
DA>after having allowed it.
   Allowed it?  Not exactly.  Prior to the last major revision, it was 
the purview of the individual counties as to the "licensing" aspect.
   There was a flaw in the previous law (for a short time) which 
allowed open (notorious?) carry w/o a permit.  That was closed real 
fast (as far as legislative action could be called "fast").
   Open carry is still allowed in many instances as found in F.S. 
790.25 (3) (about 22 paragraphs worth).
   What not many people can find is the authority of the legislature 
to mandate a licensing (read - TAX) scheme within the Florida 
Constitution.  The authority to regulate whether or not carry shall be 
open or concealed is in there.
 
   Dick
An idiot with a Ph.D. is still an idiot.
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