Open carry amendment to Florida gun bill withdrawn
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An amendment that would have allowed people to openly carry handguns in the state of Florida was withdrawn on Wednesday. The amendment was a proposed addition to CS/HB 543, known internally as the Public Safety bill.
A key restriction that the withdrawn proposal would have included are that any handgun needed to be in a "level two or greater retention device," and the amendment also called for any individual doing so needed to either have a concealed carry license, or meet the criteria to get one.
The overall bill currently allows a person to concealed carry a weapon or firearm if they are licensed to do so, or if they are able to meet certain requirements. Additionally,...
