U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds, the Republican frontrunner to replace term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis, doesn’t think Florida ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Florida’s open carry ban was struck down, there is nothing in state law requiring a license to carry a gun openly.

In September 2025, a state appeals court ruled Florida's open carry ban unconstitutional.

SINCE IT BECAME LEGAL FOR FLORIDIANS TO OPENLY CARRY GUNS IN PUBLIC, AND THAT CHANGE HAS HAD SOME 911 LINES BUSY WITH CONFUSED CALLERS. WESH TWO SUMMER KNOWLES IS HERE IN STUDIO AND SUMMER. THERE ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Caroline Light is Senior Lecturer on Studies of Women, ...

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 ...

Hear from the man Stan McDaniels who challenged Florida Open-Carry law. It took three years, but an appeals court agreed with ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A new bill filed in the Florida Senate would allow certain employees, faculty and students at public universities and colleges to open carry on campus. If passed, certain ...

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, ...

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, ...

(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.