Florida Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Open Carry Ban

By Dean Weingarten

The Florida Supreme Court will hear Norman v. State, the case that challenges the constitutionality of Florida’s open carry ban. It may or may not be a coincidence that the court’s decision to hear the case was published a day after a bill to allow open carry passed the Florida House Criminal Justice sub-committee. On the legislative side, the bill passed the committee 8-4. From the sun-sentinel.com . . .

The state representative who filed the bill, Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, called the right to bear arms one “granted not by government but by God.”

The initial brief to the court was filed a week ago on November 25th, 2015. Here is the summation of the arguments from the INITIAL BRIEF – MERITS (PDF):

Florida’s ban on the open carrying of firearms, is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution as well as Article I, Sec. 8 of the Florida Constitution, Declaration of Rights. The current ban was passed as an ill-conceived emergency measure, without committee hearings, public comment, or time for deliberations.

The Florida Constitution allows for regulation of the manner of bearing arms. From the Florida Constitution, Article I, …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns