'New Day in Florida': Jimmy Patronis Says People Shouldn't Fear Open Carry

Florida AG Declares Open Carry 'The Law of the State'

Florida A.G. James Uthmeier pointed to a First District Court of Appeal ruling and made clear open carry is now "the law of the state."

Florida AG declares open carry 'law of the state' following court decision. What's legal now?

A three-judge panel declared Florida's open carry ban to be unconstitutional and the state attorney general declared it the "law of the state."

Guns in Florida: Open carry vs. concealed carry. What this sheriff says about both

A state appeals court ruled last week that the Florida's ban on open carry is unconstitutional. Watch Sheriff Grady Judd explains what that means

'New day in Florida': Jimmy Patronis says people shouldn't fear open carry

U.S. Rep. Jimmy Patronis expects Floridians to adjust after a court ruling opened the path to legal open carry of firearms. But the Republican Congressman from the Panhandle acknowledges that Sheriffs are “going to get an uptick in phone calls about people carrying their gun into Walmart” in the near future, as people with aversions to the practice adjust to seeing armed shoppers in the produce aisle. “Just know that it’s a new day in Florida. A…

Florida's Open Carry Ban Struck Down, Ushering In A New Era For Gun Rights

Landmark Appeals Court Ruling Greenlights Open Carry Florida’s long-standing ban on the open carry of firearms was officially overturned on September 12, 2025, marking a historic shift in the state’s gun laws. The Florida First District Court of Appeal ruled the decades-old prohibition unconstitutional, citing a U.S. Supreme Court precedent that has reshaped firearm regulations […] Florida’s Open Carry Ban Struck Down, Ushering In A New Era For …

‘Open carry is the law of the state,' Florida AG James Uthmeier says

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier asked law enforcement and prosecutors on Monday to stop enforcing an open-carry ban after a Florida appeals court ruled that that ban was unconstitutional.