Here’s where you can — and can’t — openly carry a gun in Florida – Orlando Sentinel

Gun owners can now openly carry their firearms in Florida.

The change, prompted by a Sept. 10 court ruling that said the state’s ban on open carry is unconstitutional, means Floridians can’t be arrested or prosecuted solely for having a visible gun, according to a memo from Attorney General James Uthmeier.

Although Uthmeier said the court’s decision applies statewide, Florida law prohibits open carry in some establishments, like jails and police departments. Private property owners also have the right to establish their own firearm guidelines.

Here’s where gun owners can, and can’t, openly carry their weapons.

Grocery and retail stores

The law gives these stores discretion.

Publix has banned customers from openly carrying firearms in any of its 880 Florida locations since 2019. The p