Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri is reminding those in Pinellas County that open carry of firearms is still illegal despite an appeals court ruling declaring that Florida’s open carry ban is unconstitutional.

In an extended statement posted to social media , Gualtieri reminded that the order related to Florida Statute 790.053 does not take effect for 15 days after the ruling, which would be Sept. 25.

“That means the law prohibiting open carry is not yet affected and open carry in Florida is still prohibited,” Gualtieri wrote. “Nobody should now open carry in Pinellas County.”

Gualtieri further noted that the ruling came down from the 1st District Court of Appeals, while Pinellas County falls under the jurisdiction of the 2nd District Court of Appeals and, like the rest of

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