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15 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 751 (1987)
Carrying Concealed Weapons in Self-Defense: Florida Adopts Uniform Regulations for the Issuance of Concealed Weapons Permits

handle is hein.journals/flsulr15 and id is 765 raw text is: COMMENTS CARRYING CONCEALED WEAPONS IN SELF-DEFENSE: FLORIDA ADOPTS UNIFORM REGULATIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS RICHARD GETCHELL T HE FLORIDA Constitution provides that the right of citizens to keep and bear arms in self-defense and in defense of the state shall not be infringed.' However, the manner of bearing arms may be regulated by law.' To further the citizens' right to bear arms in self-defense, during the 1987 Legislative Session the Florida Legislature passed two laws3 regulating the carrying of con- cealed weapons and firearms. The broad intent of these laws was to preempt county and local firearms regulation in order to obtain uniformity of laws throughout the state4 and to allow law-abiding citizens to obtain permits to carry concealed weapons for purposes of self-defense. The constitutional debate over the right to bear arms rages on; however, the intricacies of that debate go beyond the scope of this Comment. In this Comment, the author surveys concealed weapons regulations throughout the states in order to put Florida's law in perspective, and reviews the history of the firearms laws in Florida. The author also provides an in-depth legislative history and analy- sis of the 1987 acts and an assessment of how the Legislature might improve Florida's law in future sessions. Finally, the author discusses the action taken during the 1987 Special Session to close a perceived loophole in the new law. 1. FLA. CONST. art. I, § 8. 2. Id. 3. Joe Carlucci Uniform Firearms Act, ch. 87-23, 1987 Fla. Laws 133 (to be codified at FLA. STAT. § 790.33); Jack Hagler Self Defense Act, ch. 87-24, 1987 Fla. Laws 135 (amending FLA. STAT. § 790.06 (1985)). 4. Ch. 87-23, § 4, 1987 Fla. Laws 133, 134 (to be codified at FLA. STAT. § 790.33). 5. Ch. 87-24, § 2, 1987 Fla. Laws 135 (amending FLA. STAT. § 790.06 (1985), to be codified at FLA. STAT. § 790.06(16)).

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