Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For nearly 40 years, Florida has had a ban on the open carry of firearms that was signed into law by a ...

Publix, one of Florida’s most popular grocery chains, is now allowing customers across the state to openly carry guns due to a recent court ruling, employees say. Florida began allowing open carry on ...

Following a court ruling that struck down Florida's decades-old ban on open carry, the state's attorney general has asked law enforcement and prosecutors to stop enforcing the ban. The ruling came ...

Last year, there were emotional protests for and against a law that would allow Texans to walk around with pistols on their belts. It passed, and on Jan. 1, Texas became the 45th state in the union to ...

After this change in Florida law, there are now 47 states across the U.S. that allow open carry in some form. As of Thursday, you can openly carry firearms in Florida, but gun owners should be aware ...

“Open carrying does cause a lot of concern with a lot of people, especially on campuses,” said Rep. Walt Brooks, R-St. George.