Overruling Judge, Attorney General Says Prosecutors and Staff May Bring Guns into Courtrooms

Overruling Judge, Attorney General Says Prosecutors and Staff May Bring Guns into Courtrooms

In an Oct. 20 letter posted to the attorney general’s website, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier told Sarasota’s Republican State Attorney, Ed Brodsky, that he and his staff should be allowed to bring their guns into courtrooms — even though the Chief Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit decreed otherwise in a September order. The post Overruling Judge, Attorney General Says Prosecutors and Staff May Bring Guns into Courtrooms appeared fi…

Uthmeier: Judges can’t stop state attorneys, their staff from bringing guns into court

A visitor looks at a handgun in the GForce Arms booth during the 2025 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Atlanta. A new report found that suicides involving firearms made up 58% of all gun deaths in 2023 — the latest year with available data. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Florida judges legally can’t bar state attorneys and their staff from carrying firearms into courtrooms, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. In an Oct. 2…

Uthmeier: Judges Can’t Stop State Attorneys, Their Staff From Bringing Guns Into Court

by Liv Caputo, Florida Phoenix Florida judges legally can’t bar state attorneys and their staff from carrying firearms into courtrooms, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier. In an Oct. 20 letter posted to the attorney general’s website, Uthmeier told Sarasota’s Republican State Attorney, Ed Brodsky, that he and his staff should be allowed to bring their guns into courtrooms — even though the Chief Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Ci…