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As of July 1, 2008, Florida became a "Take your gun to work" state (F.S. 790.251). This law prohibits most businesses from firing any employee for keeping a legal firearm locked in their vehicle in the company parking lot. The purpose of the new law is to allow citizens to exercise their Second Amendment rights during their commutes to and from ...
Two years later the Legislature preempted local gun control laws. And in 2005, Florida approved the nation’s first “Stand Your Ground” measure, repealing a person’s duty to retreat before ...
Changes: The new law, signed by the governor on Monday, April 3, allows a person to carry a gun without a permit or training in Florida. Concealed only: The law allows only concealed guns, and ...
Permitless carry: Florida lawmakers move to let gun owners carry without permit in 'Constitutional Carry' bill. Concealed carry, immigration, bathrooms: 8 controversial Florida laws go into effect ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
The opposition to Florida’s proposed legislation to allow Floridians to carry concealed firearms without a permit or training was expected from gun safety advocates.
The law banned doctors in the state from asking their patients about guns, and from entering information about guns into patients' medical records. However, doctors are allowed to do both of these things under the law provided they believe it is relevant to the medical care or safety of their patients or the safety of others.
Luis Valdes, the group's Florida director, wants lawmakers to legalize open carry, repeal gun-free zones and red flag laws, and allow for the purchase of firearms at the age of 18 and questions ...