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Thank you all for your postings. I already got OC spray for me and my wife and I'll take a pocket knife as well.

It did cross my mind to take my 870 Marine Magnum to have it the room but besides the legal issues I am also concerned with having it stolen ...

For those interested in the legality of having a long gun in the car while traveling from TX to FL:
TX: ok, can be loaded.
LA: no law in the books regarding car/traveling. The assumption is that since is not banned is legal. However I see LA in the grey area.
MS: acording to the law one can carry a firearm inside a vehicle.
AL: must be unloaded and secured or in the trunk.
FL: can be loaded but must be secured in a holster or case, zipped case is ok.

So I guess AL and FL renders it pretty useless in the trunk or case so I decided not to take the shotgun. Beaches of South Walton is not Miami :).

Hello,

This is just my second post so here I am:

I'll be going in vacation to Florida, driving on I-10. We are staying in the area called Beaches of South Walton near Destin in a Town House (very nice area).

I don't have my CHL yet, just submitted the papers. What would you carry/take for your protection when going in vacation to the beach, travelling by car?

TIA

--Sebis