Florida lawmaker moves to lower gun purchase age as Supreme Court weighs case
Florida House Majority Leader Tyler Sirois, R-Merritt Island, has filed legislation that would lower the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 21 to 18.
Publix to allow open carry of guns inside Florida stores, officials say
Publix has confirmed with FOX 35 News that it will allow customers to openly carry guns in its Florida grocery stores. Here's what we know.
Publix will allow open carry inside stores
Publix has announced that it will now allow customers to openly carry firearms inside its stores. The decision comes about two weeks after an appeals court ruling overturned the state's ban on open carry. FOX 35's Marley Capper walks us through what the grocery store giant is saying.
Florida's open carry law in effect starting Thursday: What to know
As of Thursday, Florida's open carry is now in effect. Although you may now legally carry a firearm openly in the state, there are specific guidelines to follow. Here's everything you need to know about the change.
Open carry now in effect in Florida: What to know
As of Thursday, Florida's open carry is now in effect. This change follows a court ruling that struck down the state's ban as unconstitutional. Although you may now legally carry a firearm openly in Florida, there are specific guidelines to follow. FOX 35's Amanda McKenzie fills us in on what we need to know.
Florida open-carry laws: Ban no longer enforceable, AG James Uthmeier says
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is telling law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities to stop enforcing the state's decades-old ban on openly carrying firearms, after a court ruling declared the prohibition unconstitutional.
Florida's open carry ban overturned: Sheriffs laud decision but caution gun owners to know these restrictions
A Florida appeals court has struck down the state’s long-standing ban on openly carrying firearms, ruling that the Second Amendment protects the right of law-abiding citizens to carry guns in public.
Florida appeals court strikes down state’s open-carry gun ban
A state appeals court on Wednesday struck down Florida’s long-standing ban on openly carrying firearms, ruling it unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
DeSantis revives push for open carry in Florida despite some opposition from law enforcement
Gov. Ron DeSantis renewed his call Monday for Florida to adopt an open-carry law, saying he plans to push lawmakers during the next legislative session.
Florida attorney general challenges prosecutor over road rage shooting case
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is urging State Attorney Monique Worrell to drop murder charges against a woman accused in a road rage shooting, saying the case is protected under the state’s “stand your ground" law.
Florida House considers bill to lower minimum age for rifle purchases from 21 to 18
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill to lower the minimum age for buying rifles from 21 to 18, reversing a law passed after the Parkland shooting.
Court upholds Florida's gun purchase age limit, fueling legal, political debate
Saying the restriction is “consistent with our historical tradition of firearm regulation," a federal appeals court on Friday upheld the constitutionality of a Florida law that raised the minimum age to purchase rifles and other long guns from 18 to 21.
Florida House moves to lower gun purchase age, reviving post-Parkland debate
Florida House Republicans on Wednesday backed a proposal that would repeal part of a law passed after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and allow people under age 21 to buy rifles and shotguns.
Florida bill would repeal gun law that raised purchasing age to 21
Amid a long-running legal battle about the issue, a Republican state senator Tuesday proposed repealing a law that prevents people under age 21 from buying rifles and other long guns.
Florida boy, 11, arrested for alleged school shooting threat; 'hit list,' airsoft guns, swords found at home
An 11-year-old Creekside Middle School student is now in custody after he allegedly made threats to commit a school shooting according to the Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
New Mexico governor's suspension of right to public carry guns sparks demonstrations
Some demonstrators defiantly wore holstered handguns on their hips or carried assault rifles in a rally by gun-rights advocates, protesting New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s surprise order to suspend for 30 days the right to carry firearms after two children were recently killed in separate shootings.