Florida Immunity Takes Another Step Backward

Florida Immunity Takes Another Step Backward copyright 2015 by jon gutmacher I've warned folks that "immunity" in Florida is m...

Note accompanying my bad driving reports

Given the nature of some of the responses I get to my reports of bad driving I have prepared the following note to go with all future submis...

Oral Evidence of Police to Transport Select Committee

The first oral evidence session for the Transport Select Committee's Inquiry into Road Traffic Law Enforcement was on Monday 2nd Novembe...

Does Florida Statute 790.25(5) require all "securely encased" firearms be "concealed"?

Does F.S. 790.25(5), require that all securely encased firearms and weapons be concealed? copyright 2015 by jon gutmacher I had an interesti...

Evidence to the Commons Transport Select Committee on Road Traffic Law Enforcement

My evidence to the Committee can now be read  here I need to add that Surrey Police read my evidence and have dissociated themselves from, a...

Let's decriminalize "open carry" for CWL holders!!!!!

Wow!   Talk about an incredible idea nobody ever thought about!!!  Sean Caranna of Florida Open Carry sent me a comment where he made this s...

Florida's "Open Carry" of firearms & weapons bill -- HB 163 -- My analysis (2015)

The "open carry" bill in the Florida Legislature -- 2015. copyright 2015 by jon gutmacher HB 163 is a new bill before the Florida ...

Interesting case involving domestic violence injunction against police officer

Possession by police officer after issuance of domestic violence injunction   by jon gutmacher 790.233 Possession of firearm or ammunition p...

Another case on Contributory Negligence Sinclair v Joyner

In Sinclair v Joyner [2015] EWHC 1800 Mrs Justice Cox found for the claimant cyclist in her claim for damages against the driver of a '...

A New Post -- really! Explaining non-deadly threats in Florida.

Those of you who actually are rumored to have read my blog have (on occasion)  emailed to make sure I am alive, and ask why I haven't po...

Team Townend Challenge 2015

On Saturday I will be repeating the ride I have done for the past two years in memory of Christian and Niggy Townend, who were so tragically...

Criminal Prosecutions arising from Road Traffic Collisions

Yesterday the 'watchdogs' for both the CPS and the Police produced a report following their joint inspection of the investigation an...

A quick comment on steering wheel holsters

I just did an article for the Florida Association of State Troopers on steering wheel holsters, and was thinking -- why would anyone really ...

Florida's lack of common sense on adult school classes. etc

I recently started taking a evening class at a local private college in an area that is not the best in town.  Of course -- no guns allowed ...

Validity of out of state CWL in Florida

I had an interesting email question today from a resident of another state who had a CWL from a different state in which he did not reside. ...