Open carry officially begins this Thursday in Florida, marking a significant change in the state's gun laws. So, don't be surprised if you see some people with a pistol on their hips at your local grocery store.

In an appeals court decision earlier this month, Florida's ban on openly carrying firearms was deemed unconstitutional and a violation of the Second Amendment .

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier quickly embraced the Sept. 10 open-carry decision by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal as "the law of the state" and issued guidance for prosecutors, police and sheriffs, warning them not to arrest or put on trial "law-abiding citizens carrying a firearm in a manner that is visible to others."

According to the court's decision, the law became legal on this Thursda

See Full Page