At least some good news here in Florida.
1.) Our state AG wrote that he won't appeal. If no appeals come in within 15 days, they have to write it on the books.
2.) Gun and ammo sales are sales tax free until the end of the year.
Some sheriffs already declared that they stopped enforcing the open carry ban since yesterday.
https://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-and-santa-rosa-deputies-pensacola-police-will-no-longer-enforce-open-carry-ban (https://weartv.com/news/local/escambia-and-santa-rosa-deputies-pensacola-police-will-no-longer-enforce-open-carry-ban)
https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/09/10/clay-county-sheriff-says-she-has-instructed-deputies-to-not-enforce-open-carry-ban-following-florida-courts-decision/ (https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/09/10/clay-county-sheriff-says-she-has-instructed-deputies-to-not-enforce-open-carry-ban-following-florida-courts-decision/)
I am personally not a huge fan of open carry as a tactic. I understand the arguments for the practice, and among them I agree that helping to normalize the presence of an armed citizen is a good thing.
But I am absolutely opposed to any laws that would restrict my ability to choose to open carry. My home state is above average, but has some strange stipulations about long guns having to be in a scabbard rather than just slung. I would like to see those go.
Quote from: sqlbullet on September 12 2025 07:05:28 AM MDTI am personally not a huge fan of open carry as a tactic. I understand the arguments for the practice, and among them I agree that helping to normalize the presence of an armed citizen is a good thing.
But I am absolutely opposed to any laws that would restrict my ability to choose to open carry. My home state is above average, but has some strange stipulations about long guns having to be in a scabbard rather than just slung. I would like to see those go.
This perspective changed on my end, too.
The advantage of surprise with a concealed handgun and rather being a grey man, will step aside. And once that unconstitutional law was removed from our books, I will carry openly - where legally allowed - in full support of our rights.
This is not the time to hide and be grey anymore. This is the time to be loud.
Needless to say, my head will be on a swivel and I won't walk through the hood at night. My red county is a very low risk.
While Louisiana has always been open carry, years ago I opted to get my conceal carry license/permit even though it cost $150 the first 5 years and then $125 the 5 years after that. That also allows better reciprocity between the other states. I still maintain my license even though Louisiana had recently passed a No Permit Conceal Carry.