Open carry is now effectively legal in Florida following a state appellate court decision. The Florida Sheriffs Association has advised all 67 county sheriffs not to arrest for open carry. A decade ...

After Florida’s open carry ban was struck down, there is nothing in state law requiring a license to carry a gun openly. YASUYOSHI CHIBA AFP via Getty Images For the first time in nearly four decades, ...

In September 2025, a state appeals court ruled Florida's open carry ban unconstitutional.

(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 ...

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.

Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled against the state's open carry ban. The Florida Sheriff's Association and researchers have long opposed open carry bills. The FSA has told all 67 sheriff's ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Light, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov.

As of September 2025, Florida allows open carry and permitless carry, in addition to its stand your ground law. Joe Raedle/Getty Images News Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first ...

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 ...

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Friday ruled against California’s ban on open carry of firearms in most counties. The San Francisco-based court's ruling declared ...