Florida recently leaped into new territory as a true constitutional carry state, a development following an appeals court decision that delighted Second Amendment advocates. The First District ruled that the state’s open carry ban violates the Constitution.
But just as predictably, howls of protest emerged from gun rights opponents who warned that there would be rampant lawlessness and blood flowing in the streets like the Wild West.
Only that has not been the case for law-abiding citizens who have been able to practice open carry.
Leaders on the losing side do not trust the public to handle firearms responsibly
That doesn’t hinder Florida’s anti-gun establishment from emitting a loud death rattle. As the state goes entirely on board with gun rights, the usual suspects are crawling out of the woodwork.
Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, no stranger to the gun rights battlefield, began with the tired mantra of being a lifelong supporter of the Second Amendment. But she quickly declared that she believes “that the First District has erred in its recent opinion, which paves the way for open carry in the State of Florida.”
2A opponents are losing ground in the Sunshine State
Still others, such as anti-gun crusaders Giffords, warned Florida residents that the newly minted status as an open carry state is a threat to their lives.
Never forget, this is the same bunch that shrieked that legalizing concealed carry would return the Republic to the 19th-century frontier era.
The truth is that establishing constitutional carry has the opposite effect, allowing good people to defend themselves against violent criminals. Not one bad guy has ever changed his mind about committing a crime because some government decided that he could not legally carry a firearm.
Instead, they are forced to wonder if they are risking their lives by targeting Florida residents.
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