TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A judge ruled Friday that a portion of the Florida law that prohibits adults under 21 from carrying a concealed firearm is unconstitutional. As the South Florida Sun Sentinel ...
Openly carrying a firearm is now legal in Florida, thanks to a September appeals court panel decision. That leaves the state's gun laws "a little wonky," according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
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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. Siding with a 19-year-old man who was spotted with a ...
A pair of court rulings declaring some of Florida's gun restrictions unconstitutional are creating some confusion in the notoriously firearm-friendly state — and fueling activists' calls for ...
Florida law is clear: People convicted of a felony are prohibited from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. But what about other weapons — like knives, tasers or pepper spray? Under Florida ...
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, ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A recent court ruling that declared Florida's open carry ban unconstitutional is prompting questions about how the law meshes with other long-standing restrictions — and whether ...
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 ...
This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Florida court rulings have struck down the state’s open carry ban and age restrictions on concealed carry, ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A pair of court rulings declaring some of Florida’s gun restrictions unconstitutional are creating some confusion in the notoriously firearm-friendly state — and fueling activists’ ...