Joe Starkey was shot and killed in what police called a "road rage incident" on Jacksonville's Southside, his family told News4JAX. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Open carry of a firearm is now legal in the ...

Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first "stand your ground" law, calling it a "good, common-sense, anti-crime issue." The law's creators promised it would protect law-abiding citizens ...

The ruling overturned a 38-year-old ban, citing a U.S. Supreme Court decision. Florida's Attorney General has issued guidance making the ruling effective statewide. Restrictions on carrying firearms ...

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said that “open carry is the law of the state,” in the wake of a state appeals court striking down a ban on the practice. “The 1st DCA’s decision is binding on ...

The mere display of a gun is seen by many as an act of aggression, an implied threat. That’s why Florida made it illegal in 1987 to walk around with a handgun on your hip or a rifle slung over your ...