Tagged: concealed weapons permit

Gun Policy
7:00 am
Fri January 11, 2013

Appeals Court: Union Leader Can Take Gun To Work

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Florida law allows people to carry concealed guns at work, even without a permit.

An appeals court says a South Florida union leader can have a gun at work, even without a concealed-weapons permit.

This case revolves around whether a union is considered a “place of business.”

State law allows people to have guns at work even if they don’t have a permit.

But Torrence Little was arrested anyway.

In June of 2011, someone reported a man with a gun in a union hall parking lot in Ft. Lauderdale.

Little had a gun in his waistband under his shirt. Police took him into custody on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon.

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Public Insight Network
12:18 pm
Thu December 20, 2012

Over 1 Million Concealed Weapons Permits in Florida: Do You Feel Safer?

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Florida recently issued its millionth active concealed weapon permit, the most of any state.

The coincidence of two recent events has brought the issue of gun ownership to the forefront in Florida: the state has issued its 1 millionth active concealed weapon permit, the highest of any state, and the shooting of 20 first graders in Newtown, Conn. 

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