That's legal in Florida, if you have a CCW permit. So I don't see how that would make it an issue - unless you didn't have the permit in which case it's illegal anyway.

Yes I know...but its not the legality of the posession its the fact of posession (legal or not) while commiting an unrelated offence.

You sound just like a lawyer I know....

Anyway, I doubt a cop would bother you for it, I've read cases of plenty of people with CCWs being stopped for speeding and the cop doesn't even ask about a weapon in the car.

Nah !!! its not him...........

As I said it's all theory. Unlikely to happen unless you are a real idiot when stopped.

I never got asked once whether I had a weapon on me...although I always informed the officer I did just to be safe....didnt want him to get any nasty surprises if my shirt moved wrong.

LOL.. .I've just seen the 'hype' thread....

Heh. wondered how long it would take for the penny to drop.

How is the old pistole going? Got anymore recently?

I'm going to have to nip back over to make sure my mate is looking after mine properly soon.

I thought we had Franklin back for a minute! :scared:

Um, I can't remember when you left... I've got 3 now, the USP 9, the USPc 45 and a little Taurus .357 snub nose (guess which is the most fun!).

LOL I was on the wind up...sorry.

A month ago. You had the USP 9 I think but not the 45 and Taurus.

I'm guessing you prefer the heavy slugs? Although the lil' 357's are kinda fun if you put magnum rounds down them.

And GET YOUR CCW done. If you havent yet.

Aaah the pennies dropped. The name should have given it away.

lol wotcha. Hows the beer?

I actually prefer the 357 (magnums of course), it's great fun at the range, and pretty accurate too for something with such a short barrel.

Will you be selling yours, or do you have the option of returning to th US in a few years?

Going back to the original offence:

"Florida Speeding Ticket Fine
For moving violations involving unlawful speed, the Florida speeding ticket fines are as follows:

For speed exceeding the limit by:
Fine:
1-5 m.p.h. Warning
6-9 m.p.h. $ 25
10-14 m.p.h. $100
15-19 m.p.h. $125
20-29 m.p.h. $150
30 m.p.h. and above $250

Court costs imposed under this subsection may not exceed $30.

The amount of the fine may vary from county to county in the state of Florida. Contact the Florida Clerk of the Court in the county you received the citation and they will tell you the exact amount of the fine and costs. "

from http://www.speedingticketcentral.com...ng-ticket.html

It's British, warm and like Monica Lewinsky going down rather nicely.

I loved my little scandium 357. Then the missus took it and kept it as her purse gun...

I sold a couple but the others are in safe storage.

Well thats an interesting question. I suppose in theory we may have abandoned residency but since we still own property, pay tax and have bank accounts in the US is difficult to say.