ccw ammo restrictions?

[Skymonkey022]

A friend was telling me today that you can Only carry "Standard ammunition" in ccw's, meaning ball ammo only. I routinely carry critical defense in 9mm and .40, i don't want to break the law, but i also want to have the most effective ammo possible should i ever need it. Anyone have any Insight.

 

[JohnAL]

No such law, except New Jersey.

 

[bcp280z]

Was he a young marine? I've been told that before, knowing its bs. This is lower alabam, we can do everything but OC.

 

[Skymonkey022]

Said a Leo told him that he had issued citations for hollow points.

 

[dead-bird]

Evil lies.

 

[BruceWayne]

Not in this area...

 

[FUPAGUNT]

He live in Jersey aka The Garbage Dump State?

 

[oneshot]

Would have to see the citation. Just my 10 cents jj

 

[Skymonkey022]

Nope. I guess it was an Okaloosa county deputy. Perhaps he was miss informed or just talking crap

 

[FUPAGUNT]

My guess is he's full of shit and just busting your balls for some reason. Pretty lame joke though

 

[3 men & a boat]

Was he a young marine? I've been told that before, knowing its bs. This is lower alabam, we can do everything but OC.

Why do you say we can't OC?

 

[Xenol]

I was wondering the same thing. Last i checked we could oc in alabama.

 

[FUPAGUNT]

LA=Pcola

 

[Bay Ranger]

If it was against the law to carry self defense ammo then every business that sells self defense ammo would be breaking the law. Bunch of BS!

 

[FrankT]

to the OP, your friend is wrong..period

 

[JohnAL]

Anyone have any Insight.

This link is to the complete Florida Statutes regarding firearms.
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes...ute&URL=0700-0799/0790/0790ContentsIndex.html

The only mention of prohibited ammo is:
(bold by me)
790.31 Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon’s breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Armor-piercing bullet” means any bullet which has a steel inner core or core of equivalent hardness and a truncated cone and which is designed for use in a handgun as an armor-piercing or metal-piercing bullet.
(b) “Exploding bullet” means any bullet that can be fired from any firearm, if such bullet is designed or altered so as to detonate or forcibly break up through the use of an explosive or deflagrant contained wholly or partially within or attached to such bullet. The term does not include any bullet designed to expand or break up through the mechanical forces of impact alone or any signaling device or pest control device not designed to impact on any target.
(c) “Handgun” means a firearm capable of being carried and used by one hand, such as a pistol or revolver.
(d) “Dragon’s breath shotgun shell” means any shotgun shell that contains exothermic pyrophoric misch metal as the projectile and that is designed for the sole purpose of throwing or spewing a flame or fireball to simulate a flamethrower.
(e) “Bolo shell” means any shell that can be fired in a firearm and that expels as projectiles two or more metal balls connected by solid metal wire.
(f) “Flechette shell” means any shell that can be fired in a firearm and that expels two or more pieces of fin-stabilized solid metal wire or two or more solid dart-type projectiles.
(2)(a) Any person who manufactures, sells, offers for sale, or delivers any armor-piercing bullet or exploding bullet, or dragon’s breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette shell is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(b) Any person who possesses an armor-piercing bullet or exploding bullet with knowledge of its armor-piercing or exploding capabilities loaded in a handgun, or who possesses a dragon’s breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette shell with knowledge of its capabilities loaded in a firearm, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(c) Any person who possesses with intent to use an armor-piercing bullet or exploding bullet or dragon’s breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette shell to assist in the commission of a criminal act is guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) This section does not apply to:
(a) The possession of any item described in subsection (1) by any law enforcement officer, when possessed in connection with the performance of his or her duty as a law enforcement officer, or law enforcement agency.
(b) The manufacture of items described in subsection (1) exclusively for sale or delivery to law enforcement agencies.
(c) The sale or delivery of items described in subsection (1) to law enforcement agencies.
History.—s. 1, ch. 83-253; s. 1, ch. 92-141; s. 1221, ch. 97-102.

 

[Staz]

Your supposed to carry bullets in your gun????? I knew I was doing something wrong

 

[SAWMAN]

What ammo do you think that the cops carry ?? Cops carry guns/ammo ... not to protect the public(IMO) ... but to protect themselves. I have that same right. --- SAWMAN

 

[RackinRay]

Your supposed to carry bullets in your gun????? I knew I was doing something wrong

Yeah, get them out of your pocket dude!

 

[sj1]

I would like to see the "citation", as well. because, as I understand the law, an illegal firearm and/or ammunition leads to arrest and confiscation.
I call BS.
I had someone tell me once that I couldn't legally carry a semi-auto with a round chambered, unless the safety was on. I asked them to find the "safety" on my Kel-Tec, after safely unloading it, of course. They countered with the statement that "carry laws were written before these guns were invented". They couldn't answer the question I asked concerning double action revolvers. The unfortunate part of that conversation was the fact that we were only talking about firearms because this person had just purchased an AR-15 and a Mini-14,(just to have one of each), and wanted to show them off to me. They knew "everything" about "assault rifles", but had no clue about the legalities of carrying a concealed weapon.