If you visit the University of Florida, you can leave your gun in your car without breaking the law:
Students, faculty and other people coming onto the University of Florida can keep firearms securely locked in their cars while parking on campus, following a recent appellate court decision.
The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled in December that Florida colleges and universities cannot ban people from storing guns in their cars while on campus. They still can ban firearms on campus and at university events under state law.
Source: http://www.ocala.com/article/20140107/ARTICLES/140109798?p=1&tc=pg#gsc.tab=0
A bit inconsistent, isn’t it? But better than nothing. Of course, if you were to pull out your gun and shoot someone trying to kill you, they can probably expel you, but at least you’ll be alive. Let’s just hope rapists and other criminals stick to the parking lot.
The appeals court said the law allowing schools to ban guns on campus doesn’t apply to storing guns in cars. Universities can restrict lawful activities such as drinking and smoking, but cannot restrict constitutionally protected behavior, such as speech.
“Restricting recreational activities is a far cry from restricting a fundamental, constitutional right to keep and bear arms for self-defense,” Judge Clay Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.
Yet the restriction still stands. I doubt criminals are only going to attack in parking lots. Besides, if you don’t have a gun on you, you’re gonna have to run to get your gun. This protects the criminal, thus your right to self-defense is denied. As for drinking and smoking, must everything be protected by the constitution for it to be tolerated? This is why I hate public universities, they may be cheaper than the private ones, but they often hate freedom.
One Judge dissented:
“This remarkable opinion is not supported by law, and with due respect for my colleagues, I believe that it defies common sense.” For example, a professor can stop a student from making a religious speech in class, even though the student can make the same speech elsewhere, he said.
Yes, and you can stop me from shooting you by shooting me, but you should not deprive me of my gun if I’m not shooting anyone, brandishing it at people that did not ask to see it, or threatening anyone in any way. What is remarkable is that a judge would hate the 2nd Amendment, I know, there’s more than a few like