POWER THE PLATFORM FOR US USERS. YOU CAN NOW OPENLY CARRY A FIREARM IN FLORIDA. THIS COMES AFTER A COURT RULED A LONG STANDING BAN WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THIS ...

Open carry – the act of visibly carrying a firearm in public – has long been a contentious topic among gun owners and the general public alike. While it is legal in many states, opinions about whether ...

POWER THE PLATFORM FOR US USERS. YOU CAN NOW OPENLY CARRY A FIREARM IN FLORIDA. THIS COMES AFTER A COURT RULED A LONG STANDING BAN WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THIS ...

An attendee at a gun-rights rally open carries his gun in a holster that reads "We the People" from the Preamble to the United States Constitution. This article is republished from The Conversation, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Florida’s open carry ban was struck down, there is nothing in state law requiring a license to carry a gun openly.

STATEWIDE — As of Thursday, all legal Florida gun owners will be allowed to carry their weapons openly. This comes a few weeks after a district court of appeals ruled Florida’s open carry ban was ...

Florida is now an open-carry state. But not everywhere. Businesses have the final say on whether customers can holster a firearm outside their clothing. So far, many aren't putting out the welcome mat ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida’s ban on open carry is now gone; however, the law still comes with restrictions. Guns are still off-limits in places like schools, courthouses, polling places, and government ...

A Florida court ruled the state's ban on openly carrying firearms is unconstitutional, expanding gun rights in public. Private businesses can still prohibit firearms on their property and may ask ...

Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first “stand your ground” law, calling it a “good, commonsense, anti-crime issue.” Caroline Light is a senior lecturer on studies of women, gender ...

As of September 2025, Florida allows open carry and permitless carry, in addition to its stand your ground law. Joe Raedle/Getty Images News Caroline Light, Harvard University Twenty years ago, ...