Florida Open Carry Gains Momentum

By Dean Weingarten

By Dean Weingarten

Arizona – -(Ammoland.com)- The push to reform Florida gun laws to restore open carry rights has gained significant momentum in the last few weeks. First, on October 5th, the licensed Open Carry bill, HB-163, passed the Florida House Criminal Justice sub-committee, with an 8-4 vote. Second, one day later, the Florida Supreme Court agreed to hear a constitutional challenge to the Florida Open Carry ban in the Norman v. State (Florida) (PDF) case. The Florida Sheriff’s Association, using rather heavy-handed tactics, came out against the open carry bill in the middle of October .

Now the Florida Police Chiefs Association has said that it will support the open carry reform if some changes designed to protect peace officers are included. From new-journalonline.com:

A spokeswoman confirmed that the police chiefs’ group had contacted the sponsors of the proposal (SB 300/HB 163), Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and his son, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, who both say they’re on board with the changes.

“The police chiefs understand that momentum is building,” association spokeswoman Sandi Poreda said. “And because of their concerns for police …Read the Rest

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