Commentary: Mix of Open Carry and Stand Your Ground Puts Florida in Danger

Commentary: Mix of open carry and stand your ground puts Florida in danger

Florida passed the nation's first stand your ground law 20 years ago. Since then, 37 other states have followed suit, and research shows homicides have risen as a result.

Florida Democrats push long-odds gun control measures after open carry law takes effect

Democrats in Florida’s Legislature have filed more than a dozen gun control billswhich even the party’s lawmakers acknowledge are likely to go nowhereless than two months after the “Gunshine State” legalized open carry.