https://efactssc-public.flcourts.org/casedocuments/2015/650/2015-650_disposition_138062.pdf
Got a hint as to what the ruling was?
A Bill to legalize open carry was stopped last year by, of course, a Democrat Committee chairman. He was kicked out of office when he lost the election on November 8th. The tide may be turning.
The new Bill is up for consideration when the Legislators convene.
The dissent was written by Charles Canady, who before he joined the FL Supreme Court was the Congressman from my district, 20 years ago. I only met him once, at an award ceremony (shameless chest-pounding alert: my son won the award, district-wide essay contest on the Constitution), but his wife, before she became his wife, was one of my ethics students. He has been nothing but an honorable man his whole life, as far as I can tell. Also, he has been writing dissents ever since the SCOFL became 4-3 liberal; like SCOTUS, the justices are appointed for life, and Gov. Scott has only been able to appoint one SCOFL justice during his two terms.
We have come full circle in the gun debate. This from the state constitution for Louisiana:
Louisiana: The right of each citizen to keep and bear arms shall not be abridged, but this provision shall not prevent the passage of laws to prohibit the carrying of weapons concealed on the person. Art. I, § 11 (enacted 1974).
Several states constitutions’ specifically prohibit concealed carry, but allow open carry. Now the courts are saying concealed carry is better than open carry.
Here is the supreme court ruling on the legality of (basically) prohibiting the ownership of a short barreled shotgun:
The Second Amendment protects only the ownership of military-type weapons appropriate for use in an organized militia.
Remember the argument against ARs is...they are too much like a military weapon!
Unfortunately, people just don’t know that there are such opposing verdicts, but it does expose how those who wish to curtail our rights can twist the laws to suit their purpose.