Thread: Greegings from the Capital of Florida

Been lurking for a little while and I figured I’d finally join. So I guess I now need to introduce myself.

Born and raised in Miami Florida and currently living in Tallahassee (State Capital). Family is Cuban and Spanish in my first language. I’m a second generation cop and started my career in Uniform Patrol in Miami. Yes, the actual Miami of Miami Vice fame. Anyways…. I’ve progressed in my career and moved from Uniform Patrol to VIP/Dignitary Protection and now currently in plain clothes investigations. Other than being a cop I was also a grunt in the Army and had a gun shop.

As a second gen cop, I grew up around guns. My father was a cop for 36 years and also a hunter. So guns around the house were common. I remember dad wearing a S&W Model 13 as a plain clothes special agent during the cocaine cowboy days of 1980s Miami and then him moving onto the Beretta 92SB and later he was one of the first cops in Florida to carry Glock. So yeah…. Guns are I have a very long history together.

Anyways; I enjoy traveling, guns, hunting, and making new contacts across the globe. I hope I don’t come across as some brash jerk showing off his toys. I’m a sucker for police and military patches and challenge coins.

Welcome Miami...be good to get a different perspective.


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Welcome to the forum. Our boys in blue still don't wear sidearms except in very special circumstances. It's only recently that the majority will have one in their vehicle locker.

Interesting comparison!

Hi Miami! Welcome aboard. I lived just up the road from Miami (Ft Lauderdale). Happy days. Great fishing too in Florida.

Welcome aboard mate

Originally Posted by kiwijames

Hi Miami! Welcome aboard. I lived just up the road from Miami (Ft Lauderdale). Happy days. Great fishing too in Florida.

Spent many a weekend in Ft. Lauderdale at the War Memorial Auditorium as a kid and an adult cruising the aisles during the gun shows. I left Miami about five years ago. I visit every now and then. Still have tons of friends in Margate.

Hi Miami. hope to get to FL one day if the wifes company sends her there as they have a branch in Jacksonville

Originally Posted by gonetropo

Hi Miami. hope to get to FL one day if the wifes company sends her there as they have a branch in Jacksonville

Florida is a hell of a State.... much better than the other 49.

Greegings to you too Miami_JBT.

Welcome.

hola, Miami_JBT.

Originally Posted by Miami_JBT

Spent many a weekend in Ft. Lauderdale at the War Memorial Auditorium as a kid and an adult cruising the aisles during the gun shows. I left Miami about five years ago. I visit every now and then. Still have tons of friends in Margate.

I was in Broward County when Bush and Gore were fighting for the top job. Was interviewed in a popular diner by CNN or something. They talked and talked and then finally asked my opinion. I just shrugged my shoulders and said I didn't have a clue.

Welcome/Hola @Miami_JBT.
Have fond memories of a motorcycle trip from Las Vegas to Sturgis and Salt Lake City.
Next trip is for North East/South East down the coast.

Originally Posted by SiB

Welcome to the forum. Our boys in blue still don't wear sidearms except in very special circumstances. It's only recently that the majority will have one in their vehicle locker.

Interesting comparison!

I remember reading something about that. You guys don't have municipal police right? Just a national wide agency I think.

That's right national force only. Combined traffic / law enforcement too. Given that we've probably got about 10k in uniform for the country it works for us.