Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida’s new open carry law, in combination with the state's "stand your ground" law, creates new freedoms for residents -- and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As of September 2025, Florida allows open carry and permitless carry, in addition to its stand your ground law. Joe Raedle/Getty ...

BROWN COUNTY, Texas - Some small business owners in Texas are saying the signage requirement in the state's new open carry law forces them to pick a side in the gun debate. Businesses that do not ...

Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first "stand your ground" law, calling it a "good, common-sense, anti-crime issue." The law's creators promised it would protect law-abiding citizens ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Caroline Light is Senior Lecturer on Studies of Women, ...