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Originally Posted by Farmer17
My wife and I have gone to this Louie's Bar and Grille dozens of times and I've had my concealed carry permit for years and never carried a gun on me once, but always have it in the car. We were going to a movie last night and talking about this shooting and she seemed a little nervous about our security. I said "would you feel safer if I carried the gun" and she replied yes so I stuck the LCP II in my pocket and went in a public place for the very first time armed. The problem is, most of the mass shootings lately have been with rifles so I'm really thinking about carrying my AR-15 in the spare tire compartment of my SUV and putting run-flat tires on it.
Also the local police Captain has called the two men hero's and publicly stated that he doubted if any charges would be filed.
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A few things: IN Florida, we cannot carry into a bar( and grill), but can at restaurants that sell alcohol, or that has a bar( but cannot actually walk over to or be at the bar). The difference is, what is the main thing they sell? If it's mainly food( that happen to sell alcohol), yes, if it's alcohol (that happen to sell some food) , no.
OK. has the weirdest law about Constitutional Carry, The Gov. vetoed the CC bill this year, but OK allows neighboring citizens( Kansas and Missouri) who DOES have Constitutional Carry, to carry in OK., without a permit. Go Figure. Btw, imo, ALL States should have Constitutional Carry. "Permit" is the root word of "permission", I do NOT need permission to "keep and bear" my arms. The 2A did NOT come with a "by permission" clause, any more than any other right did.
I'm not sure if the fact that some shooters use rifles be the reason to store my AR in the trunk. Rifle against rifle does NOT automatically "even the playing field". Being a former Marine, the deciding factor is successfully "Closing with and making contact" with the enemy, preferably out flanking and surprising. However, in an active shooter scenario, what are you going to do, avoid getting shot, go out to your car, get your rifle and then go back into the mall/theater/ restaurant/church/concert/school, etc and go after the shooter? Carry your AR everywhere you go? Hmmm, I don't see that as a reality. IMO, you'll have to use what you have on you and either hunker down and defend yourself ( and loved ones) where you are, 'til the threat is over or use what you have to exit safely. YMMV