In the wake of an appeals court ruling that Florida’s open carry ban is illegal, law enforcement agencies around the state are promulgating changes.
This includes the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO).
“Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the state’s Open Carry Ban (Florida Statutes 790.053) is unconstitutional. The Court found that banning the open carry of firearms conflicts with the Second Amendment. Wednesday afternoon, JSO leadership instructed officers that they cannot detain or arrest solely based on openly carrying a firearm,” the law enforcement agency posted to social media.
Carrying a gun is permitted in “most public places,” JSO adds, but is careful to point out that significant exceptions apply. These include businesses, stores and private property owners that opt to have a no guns policy, and that can also apply to concealed weapons.
Additionally, publicly owned buildings are exempt, including the following: “courthouses; police and sheriff’s offices; certain government buildings; school property, including K–12 campuses, school buses, and school-sponsored events; and colleges and universities.”
The policy also excludes people with criminal histories.
“Additionally, it remains illegal to possess a firearm as a convicted felon or while committing a crime,” JSO noted.
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