I was happy to read Stephanie Hayes’ column about Publix allowing open carry of guns. When I read that Publix was allowing this, I called the Publix where I shop. The answer was “we follow the law.” I ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida could be getting closer to allowing the open carry of firearms. A state appeals court found Florida’s ban on open carry to be unconstitutional, based on a court case in ...

SITUATION CLOSELY AND BRING YOU ANY UPDATES DURING THIS NEWSCAST. A COURT RULING TODAY. FLORIDA’S BAN ON OPENLY CARRYING GUNS IS. UNCONSTITUTIONAL. WESH 2 NEWS TONY ATKINS SPOKE WITH PEOPLE ON BOTH ...

A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily populated counties is unconstitutional. The ruling was issued Friday by two judges on a ...

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 ...

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 ...

If the decision doesn't go en banc, it may go to the Supreme Court, because the Second Circuit held the opposite (and there's thus a circuit split). Thanks to Oleg Volk for permission to use this ...

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