US EditionFlorida Appeals Court Strikes Down Ban on Openly Carrying Guns
The ruling follows a 2022 legal challenge and aligns with U.S. Supreme Court precedent affirming open carry as a protected Second Amendment right for law-abiding adults.
- Florida's ban on openly carrying guns was ruled unconstitutional by a state appeals court, indicating it contradicts U.S. Supreme Court rulings on Second Amendment issues.
- The ruling followed a challenge by Stanley Victor McDaniels, who was convicted for openly carrying a gun in 2022.
- Governor Ron DeSantis supports repealing the open-carry ban, stating, 'We should be an open-carry state,' during a public appearance.
- Judge Stephanie Ray noted there is 'no historical tradition' supporting Florida's ban on open carry in her opinion.
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Clay County sheriff says she has instructed deputies to not enforce open carry ban following Florida court’s decision
Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook posted a statement to social media on Wednesday evening, saying she has instructed her deputies not to enforce a state law that prohibits residents from openly carrying their guns.
Florida’s Open Carry Gun Ban Struck Down by State Court
A Florida appeals court on Sept. 10 unanimously struck down the state’s law banning the open carry of firearms. The ruling by the state’s First District Court of Appeal reversed the conviction of Stanley Victor McDaniels. He was found guilty under a 1987 state law that makes it “unlawful for any person to openly carry on or about his or her person any firearm or electric weapon or device.” Appeals Judge Stephanie Ray said in the court’s opinion …
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Appeals court finds Florida's open carry ban unconstitutional
Florida residents could be a step closer to being able to openly carry guns in public. A state appeals court on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a state law banning the open carry of firearms.
Miami, U.S.A., Sept. 10 (EFE).- The First District Court of Appeals of Florida (U.S.A.) declared Wednesday unconstitutional the state law prohibiting the carrying of firearms openly in public, so state authorities will begin to allow people to display their guns on the street. The court considered “incompatible” with the Second Amendment of the Constitution, which gives the right to carry weapons, the ban in Florida, by ruling in favor of Stanle…
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