PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Florida's attorney general is clearing up confusion and confirming that open carry is the "law of the state" as of last week. In guidance issued on Monday to prosecutors and ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Caroline Light is Senior Lecturer on Studies of Women, ...
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, ...
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, ...