TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For nearly 40 years, Florida has had a ban on the open carry of firearms that was signed into law by a Republican governor and defended by a Republican-controlled Legislature ...

After this change in Florida law, there are now 47 states across the U.S. that allow open carry in some form. As of Thursday, you can openly carry firearms in Florida, but gun owners should be aware ...

Wrapping up a recent radio interview, Gov. Ron DeSantis hinted that Florida may soon loosen its gun laws even further, allowing for the open carrying of firearms in public places. “You may get that in ...

The Florida Legislature has tried to pass open-carry gun legislation but failed. Miami Herald File In 2016, Florida seemed to be on the verge of passing legislation to allow people to openly carry ...

Among merchants and fans of the event, opinions vary on the potential impact of the recent change in Florida's gun law.

From Friday's decision by Judge William Smith (D.R.I.) in O'Neil v. Neronha: [W]hile Bruen held that the Second Amendment's plain text protects "carrying handguns publicly for self-defense," it did ...

(UPDATED with new information and video: Multiple Florida sheriffs and police departments vowing not enforce the state's open carry ban, following the decision.) Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis once ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday said open carry of firearms is now "the law of the state," after the 1st District Court of Appeal last week struck down a longstanding ban as ...

A Glock semi-automatic pistol. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) The law banning residents in most parts of California from openly carrying loaded handguns ...

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