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Publix will permit customers to open carry guns in Florida

The decision comes a month after a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal (DCA) overturned a 1987 law that made it a misdemeanor to visibly display guns

Publix is the largest grocery chain in Florida, with over 900 stores

Publix, the largest grocery store chain in Florida, will now follow the state's procedures with its open carry policy.

On Sept. 10, a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal (DCA) overturned a 1987 law that made it a misdemeanor to visibly display guns, according to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier . The ruling does permit private business owners to "compel individuals carrying firearms to leave their premises," Uthmeier wrote.

Weeks later, on Sept. 25, Florida put its statewide op

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