FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Legislation allowing Floridians to carry concealed weapons without a permit is set for consideration Thursday in the Florida House of Representatives — minus an attempt to allow open carrying of firearms.
House Bill 543, known as permitless carry, would eliminate the requirement that someone obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm. Although that’s a major loosening of restrictions, it’s not enough for the most enthusiastic gun advocates, who also want to be allowed to openly carry weapons.
March For Our Lives, the organization founded in the aftermath of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, is holding what it describes as a major rally at the state Capitol on Thursday to oppose the permitless carry legislation.
