Uthmeier is one of the Sunshine State’s strongest Second Amendment proponents.
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is defending gun rights By: Lee Williams
Open Carry
In September of last year, Uthmeier ended a Florida state law that criminalized open carry. He did it with a single post on X.
Once Florida’s First District Court of Appeals ruled the state’s open carry ban was unconstitutional in McDaniels v. State of Florida, Uthmeier posted an important announcement.
“I’m issuing guidance to Florida’s prosecutors and law enforcement in light of the 1st DCA’s decision in McDaniels v. State,” Uthmeier posted on X. “Because no other appellate court has considered the constitutionality of Florida’s open carry ban since the SCOTUS decision in Bruen, the 1st DCA’s decision is binding on all Florida’s trial courts. Meaning that as of last week, open carry is the law of the state.”
Everytown did some pretty interesting reporting of the decision.
“Attorney General Uthmeier is refusing to defend a critical law, going against the advice of state law enforcement and ultimately, putting our lives at risk,” Jennifer Massey, a volunteer with the Florida chapter of Moms Demand Action, said in an Everytown story. “This is a complete dereliction of duty and at the end of the day, our kids, communities and law enforcement will pay the price while we strip a decades-old law from the books meant to help keep us all safe.”
If the Demanding Moms accuse you of “dereliction of duty,” you must be doing something right.
This is certain: Florida Attorney General Uthmeier is a true Second Amendment champion. He is certainly one to watch.
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