'Everyone Needs to Be Respectful': Pinellas Sheriff No Longer Enforcing Open Carry Ban

Pinellas County Sheriff To Follow New 'Open Carry' Ruling, But There Are Restrictions

Sheriff Gualtieri reverses course after guidance from Attorney General, but warns that open carry is not a ‘free-for-all’ and remains illegal in certain places. PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri has issued an updated statement, announcing his office will now follow guidance from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier and cease enforcement of […] Pinellas County Sheriff To Follow New ‘Open Carry’ Ruling, But There Are…

'Everyone needs to be respectful': Pinellas sheriff no longer enforcing open carry ban

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri says deputies with the agency will no longer enforce the ban on open carry after the attorney general's guidance on gun carry.

Attorney General James Uthmeier issues guidance on Open Carry - Alachua Chronicle

Uthmeier cautions that law enforcement officers can continue to police those who "exhibit [firearms] in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner" in public, and laws that currently prohibit the carrying of a firearm -- open or concealed -- in certain locations are still in effect. The post Attorney General James Uthmeier issues guidance on Open Carry appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.