On this show here, the host was taking calls on the new Florida parking lot gun law. Both he and a few listeners were talking about how tempers could flare, and a person could go to the parking lot, retrieve a firearm, and go postal.
I called and pointed out that it has always been legal to have a firearm in the parking lot, or even on your person, in the workplace, and that all this law does is make it illegal to be fired or to have your vehicle searched in connection with firearms.
Others pointed out that CCW holders are almost never involved in crimes of violence. One stat was that out of 1.2 million CCW holders, only 138 were revoked for firearms violations, and the majority of those were for carrying in a prohibited area.
I called and pointed out that it has always been legal to have a firearm in the parking lot, or even on your person, in the workplace, and that all this law does is make it illegal to be fired or to have your vehicle searched in connection with firearms.
Others pointed out that CCW holders are almost never involved in crimes of violence. One stat was that out of 1.2 million CCW holders, only 138 were revoked for firearms violations, and the majority of those were for carrying in a prohibited area.