In September 2025, a state appeals court ruled Florida's open carry ban unconstitutional.

But after an appeals court panel decision decided last year that Florida's ban on open carry was unconstitutional and the ...

Florida law allows for the open and concealed carry of most knives, with the exception of ballistic knives which are illegal ...

As of September 2025, Florida allows open carry and permitless carry, in addition to its stand your ground law. Joe Raedle/Getty Images News Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first ...

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 ...

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 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Light, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov.