A client comes to your office.  He immediately admits that he is a convicted felon.  He tells you last week he was arrested on his way home from work in Orlando, Florida.  The charge is Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon.  He states he told law enforcement the reason he carries the weapon is that he works in a bad area of town and needs it for protection.  Find a Florida case indicating whether there is an exception to the ban on convicted felons carrying a firearm.  Provide the Bluebook citation for the case.  Is the client correct that he should be able to carry it for defensive purposes?

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In Florida the law generally prohibits convicted felons from possessing firearms However there may b... View the full answer