TAMPA, Fla. - Florida now joins most of the nation on openly carrying firearms , after the First District Court of Appeals ruled the ban on open carry in the state unconstitutional on Wednesday.

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This week provided a big win for gun rights supporters with the appeals court’s decision.

"What this court has said is the history and traditions of our country is purely a Second Amendment argument," said Anthony Rickman, a Tampa defense attorney. "It’s unlawful in the state of Florida to ban people from carrying their firearm openly."

Rickman said the decision throws out a whole category of crimes, and now the state is dealing with what comes next.

"Really there’s a split within the circuits or the counties of our state on how this law is going to be enforced," said Rickman

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