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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday said “open carry is the law of the state.” In a post on X, Uthmeier said he was “issuing guidance to Florida’s prosecutors and law ...

For the first time in nearly four decades, Floridians can legally carry firearms in plain sight. On September 10, a three-judge panel of the First District Court of Appeal struck down Florida’s 1987 ...

The legality of firearms possession in Florida continues to evolve, with an important change as of September 25, 2025. After the First District Court of Appeal struck down the state’s decades-old Open ...

Across the U.S., open carry laws vary widely, with some states embracing public firearm display and others outlawing it altogether. Four major states—New York, Florida, California, and Illinois—fall ...

Sheriff Bob Gualtieri issued the advisory Friday, two days after a state appeals court ruled Florida’s open carry ban is unconstitutional. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri warned Friday that ...

TAMPA, Fla. — One of Florida's largest grocery store chains says it will allow open carry at Florida stores following an appeals court ruling last month. Publix made the announcement on its website, ...

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri warned Friday that openly carrying firearms is not yet legal in Florida despite an appeals court ruling issued this week. “There are two very important things ...