Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first "stand your ground" law, calling it a "good, common-sense, anti-crime issue." The law's creators promised it would protect law-abiding citizens ...

Publix, one of the Florida' largest grocery retailers, announced that it will permit customers to openly carry firearms in its Florida locations in accordance to changes in state law. The decision ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Light, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov.

A Florida appeals court panel declared the state's ban on openly carrying firearms unconstitutional. The ruling has created confusion and inconsistencies with existing state gun laws. Restrictions on ...

POWER THE PLATFORM FOR US USERS. YOU CAN NOW OPENLY CARRY A FIREARM IN FLORIDA. THIS COMES AFTER A COURT RULED A LONG STANDING BAN WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT THIS ...

An attendee at a gun-rights rally open carries his gun in a holster that reads "We the People" from the Preamble to the United States Constitution. This article is republished from The Conversation, ...

As of September 2025, Florida allows open carry and permitless carry, in addition to its stand your ground law. Joe Raedle/Getty Images News Caroline Light, Harvard University Twenty years ago, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Light, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov.