A short excerpt from today's very long opinion in Baird v. Bonta by Judge Lawrence VanDyke, joined by Judge Kenneth Lee: ...

On the very same day that right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was fatally shot on the campus of Utah Valley University, Florida became an open carry state. The irony shouldn't be lost on anyone. The ...

(UPDATED with new information and video: Multiple Florida sheriffs and police departments vowing not enforce the state's open carry ban, following the decision.) Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis once ...

Florida’s long-standing ban on the open carry of firearms was officially overturned on September 12, 2025, marking a historic shift in the state’s gun laws. The Florida First District Court of Appeal ...

A Florida appeals court ruled the state's ban on openly carrying firearms is unconstitutional. The Florida Sheriffs Association advised all 67 county sheriffs not to enforce the open carry ban.

Circuit rules California’s open-carry gun ban unconstitutional under Second Amendment, citing Supreme Court’s Bruen precedent ...

Open carry officially begins this Thursday in Florida, marking a significant change in the state's gun laws. So, don't be surprised if you see some people with a pistol on their hips at your local ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday said “open carry is the law of the state.” In a post on X, Uthmeier said he was “issuing guidance to Florida’s prosecutors and law ...

In a major decision, a state appeals court Wednesday ruled that Florida's ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, pointing to U.S.