Florida Appeals Court Strikes Down Ban on Openly Carrying Guns
The ruling cites a 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision and reverses decades of precedent, potentially making Florida the fourth state to allow open carry without permits.
- 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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USA TodayFlorida's open carry ban for guns ruled unconstitutional. What's that mean for gun owners?
A three-judge panel of an appeals court ruled Florida's open-carry ban on firearms to be unconstitutional in a major upset to the state's gun laws.
Florida Appeals Court Strikes Down Open Carry Ban as Unconstitutional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida’s nearly 40-year-old ban on the open carry of firearms has been struck down as unconstitutional in a unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel of the First District Court of Appeal. The ruling vacates the conviction of Pensacola activist Stanley V. McDaniels and declares the law inconsistent with the Second Amendment and America’s historical tradition of gun rights. The Case of Stanley McDaniels McDaniels was arrested o…
HUGE Second Amendment Win In Florida After Court Ruling
A Florida appeals court on Wednesday ruled the state’s open carry ban is unconstitutional. The court ruled the restriction violates the Second Amendment. “The ruling was issued Wednesday by Florida’s First District Court of Appeal and stemmed from a July 4, 2022 case in which Stanley Victor McDaniels was arrested for violating the ban and later appealed his conviction,” Florida’s Voice reports. BREAKING: Court overturns Florida’s ban on open ca…
‘Nobody’s asking for this’: Democratic Parkland leaders bash court decision ending Florida’s open carry ban
'The things people are asking for like affordability issues — property insurance, utilities, cost of living, access to affordable health care — seem to go ignored.'
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