Can I carry a loaded pistol on my own property?

Corporal Joined: Oct 30, 2009 Posts: 376

I too OC and CC at home, all the time. If I plan on drinking heavily then I'll put it away but other than that, I'm always armed. Putting up Christmas lights, mowing, watching my kids play in the yard, whatever, I'm armed.

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:59 pm

Guys, I'm not trying to talk you out of going for your Utah permit, but if you hunt, and/or have taken the "approved" Illinois "hunter safety" course and have the Illinois Hunter Safety Card, that qualifies as TRAINING for the Florida permit. That's what I did for my Florida permit to carry. I don't know if it would qualify for Utah.

Aren't the Florida and Utah permits about the same as being honored by other states???

Newbie Joined: Jun 02, 2010 Posts: 2 Location: east peoria

for a Utah permit you must take a class givin by a CERTIFIED UTAH INSTRUCTOR
that what they told me when i took the class

Member **Founders Club** Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 4436

You can skip the training for FL if you are a veteran. It's still too expensive for me to get now.

Conceal Carry School is on Spike. Since I don't have cable, I watch it online.

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 5:56 pm

You mean since I'm a veteran, I don't need to take the Florida CCW class to carry i Florida?

Initiate Joined: Dec 15, 2010 Posts: 45

Yea that's right if your a veteran or activeduty military the only thing you submit it te application $117.00 finger prints taken by the 5-0 and a copy of your DL and your DD form 214 or active duty military ID and that is the same for VA and it I think about a hundred bucks but you can order the FL application on mylicensesite.com

Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:51 pm

Wow...I didn't know the price tag for the CC's was that much....I might have to wait a little bit.

Initiate Joined: Dec 15, 2010 Posts: 45

Yea a lil pricey but I'm about to get our of the marines and my NC CHP was about to expire and I'm
Moving back to good old wanna be gun free zone Illinois but I went with the FL permit just cause the instructor for utah class was like 6 hrs away near tennessee but it's good enough for me And me and my buddy got them and they are about a 2 week turn around for my buddy and I. Have a juvenile record and my only took 18 days to get to me Adlfter I showed them court documents but I think I forgot you have to send a passport size photo but it was very fast

Member **Founders Club** Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 4436

Go get a PA permit then it's only $26. However, you have to HURRY! The law is changing there.

BTW - why haven't I changed my picture back from this one yet?

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:48 am

I sure don't know. This avatar actually, IMHO, is less creepy looking than your other one. Shocked

Lieutenant Joined: Nov 12, 2009 Posts: 2429

Dorkweed wrote:

I sure don't know. This avatar actually, IMHO, is less creepy looking than your other one. Shocked

+1 lol

Member **Founders Club** Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 4436

Screw you guys, I'm going home.

I just read in the NRA magazine First Freedom about a few home invasions. Two of them were during the evening hours, after 5, but before 10, and groups of men kicked in the door to attack the home owner. One was a mistake, the men were looking for someone that didn't live there. The other was just a group robbing homes. Both groups were armed. In both circumstances the homeowner defended their family.

THAT is why I carry at home. You never know when trouble will come a calling.

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:22 pm

TylerHooker wrote:

Screw you guys, I'm going home.

THooker..........both of your recent avatar pix look "posed" and un-natural IMHO. Your current one................... with the cheesy mustache, looks like the one all the guys grow after "basic training"!!!!! All of my relatives had/grew the same cheesy mustache once they got deployed after basics!!!! Enough said there!!! Your earlier avatar ( without the mustache, but with the evil smile) just makes you look creepy. Can you say child molester creepy??? I know you're not a CM, but the posing and the smile doesn't "look right", "look natural", "look normal".................don't wanna piss you off, but it is, what it is!!!!! Sorry my friend.

And I hope I'm your friend for being stupid/ballzie enough to tell you this!! Confused

Member **Founders Club** Joined: Dec 12, 2007 Posts: 4436

Holy crap!

It was a picture of me at my best friend's wedding rehersal. I guess that my genuine smile is creepy. Well, time to wear dirty shirts and drive a conversion van.

What was the topic here again? Oh yeah, I carry to protect my family.

Lieutenant Joined: Nov 12, 2009 Posts: 2429

TylerHooker wrote:

Holy crap!

It was a picture of me at my best friend's wedding rehersal. I guess that my genuine smile is creepy. Well, time to wear dirty shirts and drive a conversion van.

What was the topic here again? Oh yeah, I carry to protect my family.

omg I thought you stole that pic from supertroopers. LOL

now back to carrying at home