SB 234 - Authorizes Open Display of a Firearm - Florida Key Vote
Larry Metz voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 17, 2011
- House Bill Passed
- May 4, 2011
- Senate Bill Passed
- April 28, 2011
- Introduced
- March 8, 2011
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Title: Authorizes Open Display of a Firearm
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a person who is lawfully carrying a concealed firearm to briefly and openly display the firearm under certain circumstances.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the brief display of a firearm in open sight of another person as long as the firearm is not intentionally displayed in an angry or threatening manner that is not necessary for self-defense (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes an individual licensed to carry a concealed firearm to carry or store the firearm in his or her vehicle (Sec. 2).
- Prohibits individuals from openly carrying a weapon or firearm or carrying a concealed weapon or firearm into certain locations including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 2):
- Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
- Any courthouse;
- Any polling place;
- Any college or university facility;
- Any school, college, or professional athletic event; and
- Any meeting of the governing body of a county, school district, municipality, or special district.
Signed by Governor Rick Scott
Title: Authorizes Open Display of a Firearm
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a person who is lawfully carrying a concealed firearm to briefly and openly display the firearm under certain circumstances.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the brief display of a firearm in open sight of another person as long as the firearm is not intentionally displayed in an angry or threatening manner that is not necessary for self-defense (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes an individual licensed to carry a concealed firearm to carry or store the firearm in his or her vehicle (Sec. 2).
- Prohibits individuals from openly carrying a weapon or firearm or carrying a concealed weapon or firearm into certain locations including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 2):
- Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
- Any courthouse;
- Any polling place;
- Any college or university facility;
- Any school, college, or professional athletic event; and
- Any meeting of the governing body of a county, school district, municipality, or special district.
Title: Authorizes Open Display of a Firearm
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that authorizes a person who is lawfully carrying a concealed firearm to briefly and openly display the firearm under certain circumstances.
Highlights:
- Authorizes the brief display of a firearm in open sight of another person as long as the firearm is not intentionally displayed in an angry or threatening manner that is not necessary for self-defense (Sec. 1).
- Authorizes an individual licensed to carry a concealed firearm to carry or store the firearm in his or her vehicle (Sec. 2).
- Prohibits individuals from openly carrying a weapon or firearm or carrying a concealed weapon or firearm into certain locations including, but not limited to, the following (Sec. 2):
- Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
- Any courthouse;
- Any polling place;
- Any college or university facility;
- Any school, college, or professional athletic event; and
- Any meeting of the governing body of a county, school district, municipality, or special district.
Title: Authorizes Open Display of a Firearm