A Warning to Florida Public
Officials About New Open-Carry Law

No one is issued a Glock when they move to Florida, unfortunately. Florida's state gun laws are good, but not that good, at least not yet.

The Gunshine State only recently legalized open carry, which was decades overdue. However, it was never passed by our state lawmakers and was never signed by the governor into law. Instead, Florida's gun community legalized open-carry without using lawmakers.

After open carry became law, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier quickly warned all state prosecutors and every state law enforcement agency about the case, McDaniels v. State, in which the First District Court of Appeal struck down Florida's ban on the open carry of arms.

The Attorney General also told the group they should "refrain from arresting or prosecuting law-abiding citizens carrying a firearm in a manner that is visible to others."

Most cities reacted well to the new law. However, there were a few Democratic strongholds scattered throughout the state that did not take the news well at all. Their reactions may have violated the law. …