Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled against the state's open carry ban. The Florida Sheriff's Association and researchers have long opposed open carry bills. The FSA has told all 67 sheriff's ...

TALLAHASSEE — For nearly 40 years, Florida has had a ban on the open carry of firearms that was signed into law by a Republican governor and defended by a Republican-controlled Legislature against the ...

A Florida appeals court ruled the state's ban on the open carry of firearms is unconstitutional. The ruling technically applies to 32 north Florida counties, but sheriffs statewide are advised not to ...

It is now legal to openly carry firearms in Florida. But not everywhere. After a Sept. 10 appeals court ruling that said Florida's ban on open carry unconstitutional state Attorney General James ...

(This story was revised to clarify Walmart's position on open carry.) Publix Super Markets will allow the open carry of guns by customers in its nearly 900 stores across Florida, according to media ...

UPDATE: Florida attorney general declares open carry the "law of the state." A decade after the Florida Supreme Court upheld the state's ban on open carry in 2015, Open carry is now the law in Florida ...

A Florida court ruled that laws prohibiting the open carry of firearms are unconstitutional. Polk Sheriff Grady Judd warned residents that restrictions still apply, such as in government buildings and ...

Florida is now an open-carry state. But not everywhere. Businesses have the final say on whether customers can holster a firearm outside their clothing. So far, many aren’t putting out the welcome mat ...

NEWSCASTS. ALL RIGHT. GROCERY CHAIN PUBLIX SAYS IT WILL ALLOW OPEN CARRY OF FIREARMS INSIDE THEIR STORES. THE DECISION BY THE COMPANY FOLLOWS THE NEW GUIDANCE OF OPEN CARRY NOW BEING ALLOWED STATEWIDE ...

Patrons at the Miami-Dade County Main Library at downtown’s Cultural Center sit below a word mural in a wall arch by artist Edward Ruscha. MATIAS J. OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com Days after a Florida ...