A Florida appeals court on Wednesday ruled the state’s decades-long ban on openly carrying weapons in public violates constitutional rights, sparking celebration from conservatives.
The First District Court of Appeal of Florida issued a decision striking down the state’s 1987 ban on the open carrying of firearms, writing that it infringes on Second Amendment rights. Offenders charged under the law faced a second-degree misdemeanor with a $500 fine or a maximum of 60 days in jail.
“The Constitution protects the right to carry arms openly for self-defense,” Judge Stephanie Ray, writing for a unanimous three-judge panel, said. “Because the Second Amendment’s plain text encompasses the open carrying of firearms in public, that conduct is presumptively protected by the Constitution. The State therefore bears the heavy burden of
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