Florida Says Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Invalid After Court Ruling
- A Florida appeals court struck down the state's 1987 ban on openly carrying firearms last week, making open carry legal statewide.
- The decision arose from the McDaniels v. State case, where Stanley McDaniels was convicted for openly carrying a handgun during a 2022 demonstration.
- Judge Stephanie Ray, joined by two others, wrote the unanimous opinion stating no historical tradition supports Florida's open carry ban, but reasonable regulations remain allowed.
- Attorney General James Uthmeier issued guidance urging prosecutors and law enforcement to stop arresting law-abiding citizens openly carrying firearms, calling open carry ‘the law of the state.’
- The ruling legally permits open carry but retains firearm restrictions like prohibitions on threatening behavior, felon possession bans, and gun-free zones, and has drawn both gubernatorial praise and legislative calls.
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Open carry is ‘the law of the state,’ says Florida attorney general
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said that “open carry is the law of the state,” in the wake of a state appeals court striking down a ban on the practice. “The 1st DCA’s decision is binding on all Florida’s trial courts,” Uthmeier said Monday on the social platform X. “Meaning that as of last week,…
Florida Political Firestorm: Open Carry Becomes Law As Parties Clash
Attorney General Declares Open Carry “Law of the State” as Republicans and Democrats Clash on the Decision The political fallout from the Florida First District Court of Appeal’s ruling on open carry is intensifying, with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier declaring the practice “the law of the state” and the heads of the state’s two […] Florida Political Firestorm: Open Carry Becomes Law As Parties Clash
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News Service of FloridaUthmeier Says Open Carry ‘Law of the State’
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday said people being able to openly carry guns is “the law of the state,” after a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal last week ruled that a longstanding ban was unconstitutional. Uthmeier sent guidance to prosecutors and law-enforcement agencies. Some had already stopped enforcing the open-carry ban after Wednesday’s opinion. Uthmeier s…
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