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A Florida court decision invalidated the state's open-carry ban, prompting Publix to allow open carry in its stores.

The new policy has caused concern among some shoppers, while Second Amendment advocates have celebrated the change.

Many major grocery chains, including Costco, Target, and Walmart, have policies that prohibit or discourage the open carry of firearms.

Brian Lupiani is rethinking his life-long relationship with Publix Supermarkets now that the grocery store chain is allowing customers to openly carry firearms in their stores.

“I just don’t want to get caught in the crossfire over the last jar of peanut butter,” the Tallahassee resident said.

But Luis Valdez of Gun Owners of American described the recent court ruling invalidating the state's ban on

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