Florida Open Carry Law One Step Closer To Being Approved, Second Amendment Supporters Rejoice
The Inquisitr   October 7, 2015   Tara Dodrill   Open carry is almost legal in Florida. A highly-debated Second Amendment bill may soon permit residents to openly carry firearms in public as long as they also hold a concealed carry permit
The Florida open carry legislation cleared its first political hurdle on Tuesday, but several more steps must be completed before concealed carry permit holders can exercise their Second Amendment rights in pubic far more easily. For almost the past two decades, it has been illegal to open carry guns in public in the state, MSN reports.
Republican Representative Matt Gaetz pushed the open carry bill through the Florida House Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Tuesday. HB 163 passed by an eight to four vote, in spite of vocal opposition by gun control activists and Democrats on the committee. Representative Gaetz, of Fort Walton, said the gun rights bill “restores and vindicates” the Second Amendment rights while promoting public safety.
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