TAMPA, Fla. — Open carry, often known as constitutional carry, of a firearm went into effect Thursday across Florida. A ban on open carry was overturned by an appeals court earlier this month, paving ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — The First District Court of Appeals formally struck down Florida’s open-carry gun ban as unconstitutional Wednesday. The three-judge panel included Judge Stephanie Ray, who ...

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The Second Amendment is one of America’s most popular parts of the Constitution. The right to bear arms is one that many Americans take seriously. In fact, nearly a third of U.S. citizens say they own ...

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Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first "stand your ground" law, calling it a "good, common-sense, anti-crime issue." The law's creators promised it would protect law-abiding citizens ...

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Private businesses, including grocery stores, can still set their own policies regarding firearms on their property. Publix has indicated it will allow open carry, while chains like Winn-Dixie, Aldi, ...

Open carry is now the law in South Florida. But it’s up to businesses whether to allow weapons on the premises. Most movie theater companies, which don’t allow weapons, will continue that policy.