Gun rights activist point out that Florida is one of only four states in the nation — alongside Illinois, Connecticut and California — that ban open carry in nearly all circumstances for all kinds of ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. — The First District Court of Appeals formally struck down Florida’s open-carry gun ban as unconstitutional Wednesday. The three-judge panel included Judge Stephanie Ray, who ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida appeals court on Wednesday declared unconstitutional a state law banning the open carrying of ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Time is running out for restaurants across Texas and here in Houston to make a decision about open carry. The new law, set to go in effect January 1, allows private businesses to bar ...

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 ...

In a major decision, a state appeals court on Sept. 10 ruled that Florida’s ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional.

A three-judge panel of an appeals court ruled Florida's open-carry ban on firearms to be unconstitutional in a major upset to ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is telling law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities to stop enforcing the ...

TALLAHASSEE — A Southeast Florida sheriff and a state attorney are trying to scuttle a challenge to the constitutionality of a Florida law that bars people from openly carrying guns. St. Lucie County ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- In a state where guns and gun owners rarely raise an eyebrow, Houston Police Chief Charles McClelland is getting ready for a major shift. "Come January 1, 2016, Houston will be the ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge says Rhode Island's gun permit system, which requires residents to show "a need" to openly carry a firearm throughout the state, does not violate the Second ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. People who are at least 18 years old can carry a handgun openly in NC without a permit. Concealed carry requires a permit, training ...