Gun Owners of America (GOA) is filing suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, describing the state’s ban on the open carry of firearms as “blatant infringement.”
On April 3, 2023, Breitbart News reported that Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation making Florida the 26th constitutional carry state in the Union. However, unlike so many other states–wherein constitutional carry means you can carry open or concealed for self-defense without a permit–in Florida, constitutional carry only applies to carrying concealed.
Openly carrying a firearm for self-defense remains prohibited in Florida, and GOA is filing suit to challenge that ban.
FOX News obtained of a copy of GOA’s complaint, which says in part, “Despite its reputation as a largely gun-friendly state, Florida inexplicably continues to prohibit the peaceable carrying of firearms in an open and unconcealed manner.” […]
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Open carry invites every nerves Nancy to call the police. It also makes it easy for a criminal to get a gun. One 2 by 4 to the back of a head and presto! I don’t like open carry and wont if I have a choice.