Florida Says Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Invalid After Court Ruling

Florida attorney general's big gun announcement stuns observers: 'This is a mistake'

Florida's state attorney general announced Monday that law enforcement should stop arresting or prosecuting people who openly carry firearms in public, while Democrats in the state argue this could further harm tourism.Attorney General James Uthmeier issued a legal interpretation, "citing a state ap...

Florida attorney general clarifies open carry ‘law of the state’ after appeals court ruling causes confusion

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier​​ issued guidance to police and prosecutors on Monday, advising them that the state’s law prohibiting open carry is no longer enforceable. Uthmeier’s memorandum to law enforcement comes after an appeals court ruled last week that…

‘Open carry is the law of the state,’ James Uthmeier says

“Because no other appellate court has considered the constitutionality of Florida’s open carry ban since the SCOTUS decision in Bruen, the 1st DCA’s decision is binding on all Florida’s trial courts.”

AG James Uthmeier Directs Law Enforcement to Stop Enforcing Open Carry Ban

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued guidance Monday instructing prosecutors and law enforcement agencies to stop enforcing the state’s longstanding ban on openly carrying firearms, following a ruling by the First District Court of Appeal that struck down the prohibition as unconstitutional. The First District Court of Appeal ruled last week in McDaniels v. State that law-abiding citizens have a right to carry firearms openly in public…

Second Amendment groups warn lawmakers not to weaken open carry

'As of last week, open carry is the law of the state," Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has pronounced. (Photo by Matt Rourke/The Associated Press)Now that Attorney General James Uthmeier says that the open carrying of firearms is Florida law, a coalition of Second Amendment groups are warning lawmakers not to weaken it in any implementing legislation they may present when the Legislature convenes next year. A three-judge panel of the Flo…

Florida Says Ban on Openly Carrying Guns Is Invalid After Court Ruling

Members of law enforcement in Florida should no longer arrest or prosecute people for openly carrying firearms in public places,