2D2022-4133
The Second DCA reversed a trial court's dismissal of a concealed-firearm charge where the defendant carried a securely encased handgun in a zipped crossbody pack worn on his body during a traffic stop. The court held that the private-conveyance exception in section 790.25(5) does not authorize carrying a concealed firearm on the person, even if securely encased, because the statute expressly excludes on-person carry from the exception.
Key facts
- Defendant was stopped in a vehicle and found carrying a handgun in a zipped crossbody pack worn on his body.
- Defendant was charged with carrying a concealed firearm without a permit.
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Why it matters
This decision reaffirms and applies existing Fourth DCA precedent (Doughty, Gemmill) clarifying that the private-conveyance exception to Florida's concealed-carry prohibition never extends to firearms carried on the… — full analysis with a trial
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