From a defensive standpoint, many gun owners prefer concealed carry over open carry. One of the primary reasons is the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After Florida’s open carry ban was struck down, there is nothing in state law requiring a license to carry a gun openly.

In September 2025, a state appeals court ruled Florida's open carry ban unconstitutional. In a social media post, Florida ...

You are waking up in a California where a federal appeals court has just said the state went too far in trying to keep guns out of public view, yet many of the rules you have lived under for years ...

An attendee at a gun-rights rally open carries his gun in a holster that reads "We the People" from the Preamble to the United States Constitution. This article is republished from The Conversation, ...

If the decision doesn't go en banc, it may go to the Supreme Court, because the Second Circuit held the opposite (and there's thus a circuit split). Thanks to Oleg Volk for permission to use this ...

The notion that grocery shopping exposes us to an increased risk of being shot may sound absurd (and it should), and yet that is now a reality at Publix. With Publix separating from its competitors ...

A Glock semi-automatic pistol. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) The law banning residents in most parts of California from openly carrying loaded handguns ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In a 2-1 opinion supported by two judges appointed by President Trump, a federal appeals court ruled that ...

The ruling was issued by two judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A federal appeals panel has ruled that a California law prohibiting open carry of firearms in heavily ...

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, ...