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In reply to the discussion: Far too many people are missing the point: This is an attempted police coverup. [View all]murray hill farm
(3,650 posts)I am required to carry my License to carry card (it is like a drivers license..even the same picture is used from your driver's license) with me at all times...even if I am not carrying. I am required to keep my hands on the wheel of my vehicle and in sight if I am stopped for a traffic incident...and to inform the officer that I have a license to carry and that I am not carrying at that time...or if I am carrying to inform the officer where the gun is concealed in the vehicle. The gun must be concealed. It cannot be left sitting on the car seat, it cannot be worn on your body in any way that can be seen, it cannot be carried around ready to shoot, etc. It is only valid for 5 years from the date it was issued and then the whole application process must be repeated including background check and field test. It is not an easy process and the background check is extensive. One sure way to not be able to to obtain a license to carry is to have an injunction for domestic violence in ones background. I doubt very much that Zimmerman had anything resembling a recent and valid license to carry. If the police did not see his license on him, they needed to arrest him then. If they did not see it, but took his word that he had one, they probably would do all that they can do to keep that from coming to light.