Posted: 6/27/2007 5:28:14 PM EDT
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Is it legal to carry a silenced pistol in Florida? And just out of curiosity, an "mg?" |
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790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.-- (1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is authorized to issue licenses to carry concealed weapons or concealed firearms to persons qualified as provided in this section. Each such license must bear a color photograph of the licensee. For the purposes of this section, concealed weapons or concealed firearms are defined as a handgun, electronic weapon or device, tear gas gun, knife, or billie, but the term does not include a machine gun as defined in s. 790.001(9). Such licenses shall be valid throughout the state for a period of 5 years from the date of issuance. Any person in compliance with the terms of such license may carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm notwithstanding the provisions of s. 790.01. The licensee must carry the license, together with valid identification, at all times in which the licensee is in actual possession of a concealed weapon or firearm and must display both the license and proper identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer. Violations of the provisions of this subsection shall constitute a noncriminal violation with a penalty of $25, payable to the clerk of the court. |
Well that settles the MG question, but still unsure about the suppressor after reading that. Since it's still a handgun, hrm. |
| C'mon man. Hearing the noise and watching your assailant hear the noise is half the fun. Besides, it won't look good to the jury that you're a) into guns and b) into NFA weapons which have a more aggressive stance than your average Joe on the street. Granted your politeness about not waking up the neighborhood will be considered, but only for about 1 second. |
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You don't need a silenced handgun for carry. Aside from being long & bulky & slow to draw, if you have to shoot an assailant in a defensive situation, you probably will barely hear the gunshot because your senses will deaden your hearing for a moment. If you've every hunted, you know what I'm talking about. That being said, my bedside gun is (will be, actually, 'cuz the can isn't in yet) a G17 with a suppressor. Don't want to wake the children...just kidding, don't want to blow my eardrums out inside the house. |