cmup273747
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I'm hoping in this forum their is a wide variety of members. Including people against my question and for it, law enforcement officer, military personnel, average joe's, lawyers, doctors, any one.
I live in the South Florida area, I am 19 years old, and just recently discharged from the Military due to a medical diagnosis. (only one year active)
Me, my dad, and brother love guns, we have a good amount of toys. Some haven't even been shot yet unfortunately.
I don't want anybody to depend their answer on short military experience though, but my age.
When I was based in Texas, and Active Military member can obtain a CCW, but in florida you must wait till your 21.
One thing I like to do more than shoot, is MUD on my Honda 500. Out there in the Everglades, people have been robbed, killed and rapped. Some people i ride with don't even know it. Usually I try to stay with a big group of riders, but sometimes not so lucky, sometimes one other bike with me, sometimes no one. I do a lot of night riding, from 6pm-4am sometimes.
Well out there, me and my girlfriend, and sometimes my sister, we double up on my bike, and I usually pack my own Glock 21 full-size in my utility box securely encased, and not readily accessible. But sometimes when I seep approaching suspicious bikes and people, ill throw it in my waste till they pass.
Now just from watching the news and court TV you hear all of the sad stories of young/old couples getting murdered and the female even getting rapped in front of the boyfriend.
When I'm out there, by Florida Law I can have a firearm in my personal conveyance, and as long as it is not readily accessible, I should be OKAY.
But I'm always worried that sometimes the game warden, or FHP will stop me and arrest me and cease everything, and although I know I am a good person, love my country and respect everyone that will show me respect, the Law Enforcement might drastically treat this offense as very criminal (reasonable) and all the above. Even though we have thugs all over the place with a firearm, when they get caught, get a slap on the wrist, and continue their life, my record is important to me unlike some of them.
To me the bigger picture is until I am 21, when I am out there alone, I need to be packing, because if that day ever comes where I am wishing I had a gun, only for protection. If my life get's cut in a fourth, because the 19 year old thug shot the 19 year old unarmed man on a four wheeler, that is going to be a bigger loss to me. If my girlfriend or my sister suffers such a grusome crime because I couldn't protect them , i dont know how i can live on.
The sad part is the fact I even have to worry about a matter like this, but I do.
So the question is.....Do you feel I should pack?, or do you feel I should risk it, and if I am that scared, just don't go out there, don't do something you love to do because those darn thugs who control our lifestyle in fear.
I live in the South Florida area, I am 19 years old, and just recently discharged from the Military due to a medical diagnosis. (only one year active)
Me, my dad, and brother love guns, we have a good amount of toys. Some haven't even been shot yet unfortunately.
I don't want anybody to depend their answer on short military experience though, but my age.
When I was based in Texas, and Active Military member can obtain a CCW, but in florida you must wait till your 21.
One thing I like to do more than shoot, is MUD on my Honda 500. Out there in the Everglades, people have been robbed, killed and rapped. Some people i ride with don't even know it. Usually I try to stay with a big group of riders, but sometimes not so lucky, sometimes one other bike with me, sometimes no one. I do a lot of night riding, from 6pm-4am sometimes.
Well out there, me and my girlfriend, and sometimes my sister, we double up on my bike, and I usually pack my own Glock 21 full-size in my utility box securely encased, and not readily accessible. But sometimes when I seep approaching suspicious bikes and people, ill throw it in my waste till they pass.
Now just from watching the news and court TV you hear all of the sad stories of young/old couples getting murdered and the female even getting rapped in front of the boyfriend.
When I'm out there, by Florida Law I can have a firearm in my personal conveyance, and as long as it is not readily accessible, I should be OKAY.
But I'm always worried that sometimes the game warden, or FHP will stop me and arrest me and cease everything, and although I know I am a good person, love my country and respect everyone that will show me respect, the Law Enforcement might drastically treat this offense as very criminal (reasonable) and all the above. Even though we have thugs all over the place with a firearm, when they get caught, get a slap on the wrist, and continue their life, my record is important to me unlike some of them.
To me the bigger picture is until I am 21, when I am out there alone, I need to be packing, because if that day ever comes where I am wishing I had a gun, only for protection. If my life get's cut in a fourth, because the 19 year old thug shot the 19 year old unarmed man on a four wheeler, that is going to be a bigger loss to me. If my girlfriend or my sister suffers such a grusome crime because I couldn't protect them , i dont know how i can live on.
The sad part is the fact I even have to worry about a matter like this, but I do.
So the question is.....Do you feel I should pack?, or do you feel I should risk it, and if I am that scared, just don't go out there, don't do something you love to do because those darn thugs who control our lifestyle in fear.