TAMPA - Thursday, Sept. 25, is the final day for the state to appeal a Sept. 10 court ruling that struck down Florida’s open carry ban.

The backstory:

On September 10, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal ruled the state’s open carry ban was unconstitutional.

The court said the ban violated the Second Amendment under recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, concluding that "open carry was the default mode of bearing arms" during the founding era.

Defense attorney Anthony Rickman called the ruling "a monumental decision for people who are gun rights advocates." He noted that Florida had been one of only a few states with such a ban.

"Most states allow people to carry their gun openly," Rickman explained. "Now Florida is really joining the majority of the states in this country th

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