Several managers across the state confirmed Oct. 8 that Publix will allow the open carrying of firearms after the change in ...

Freedom Franko said his goal is to reduce the stigma around open carry and clarify where firearms can and cannot be carried ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of September 2025, Florida allows open carry and permitless carry, in addition to its stand your ground law. Joe Raedle/Getty ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. For the ...

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 Palm Beach Post online reader poll found broad disagreement with Publix's recent decision to allow the customers to openly carry firearms in its nearly 900 stores across Florida. In all, 90% of the ...

Publix has rolled back a policy that allowed the open-carry of firearms in its Florida supermarkets, according to posted signs at stores and a new entry on the chain’s website. “Publix kindly asks ...

After Florida’s open carry ban was struck down, there is nothing in state law requiring a license to carry a gun openly. YASUYOSHI CHIBA AFP via Getty Images For the first time in nearly four decades, ...

Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first “stand your ground” law, calling it a “good, common-sense, anti-crime issue.” I’m a historian who has studied the roots of stand your ground ...

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, ...