John Crewdson has an article on Bloomberg in which he laments the progress of H.R. 822. One implication of the bill is that a New York resident could bypass his own state’s requirements by simply getting a non-resident concealed weapon license from Florida, which New York would have to honor.
Apparently, this represents such an existential crisis for Mr. Crewdson that he applied for a Florida license. He details the process in the article, along with the fact that he lied on the application:
I’ve never touched a handgun and I haven’t been to Florida in decades, yet this month Florida officials mailed me a permit to carry a concealed gun. (…) Florida, which granted my permit after I viewed a half- hour, online safety video, now says it made a mistake.
Florida Statute 790.06 clearly stipulates that the applicant must have taken one of the training courses listed within, but Mr. Continued...