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A Florida appeals court ruled the state's ban on the open carry of firearms is unconstitutional.

The ruling technically applies to 32 north Florida counties, but sheriffs statewide are advised not to make arrests for open carry.

A decade after the upheld the state's ban on open carry in 2015, a state appeals court ruled Sept. 10 that .

In a significant decision, a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal said the open-carry ban is incompatible with the nation’s “historical tradition of firearm regulation.” It cited U.S. Supreme Court rulings on Second Amendment issues.

The change does not go into effect until Sept. 25, and legislative action will be needed to align state law with the decision. While the ruling technically applies only to the 32 north F

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