You might have been to an Arizona grocery store and seen a shopper openly carrying a gun. But is that legal?

Under Arizona law, adults who legally may possess firearms, can carry them openly or concealed in most public places, without a permit, according to Arizona Revised Statutes .

But private businesses, such as grocery stores or other retailers, may prohibit firearms on their property. A.R.S. § 13-3102 makes it a misdemeanor to continue carrying a deadly weapon in a “public establishment” after a reasonable request by the operator to remove it, according to the law.

In Florida, grocery store Publix recently announced that shoppers could now openly carry a gun inside its stores. The change followed a September 2025 decision by the First District Court of Appeal that struck down a

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