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Florida State Rep. files open carry bill; calls Florida open carry ban an "outlier"

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Florida State Rep. files open carry bill; calls Florida open carry ban an "outlier"

http://www.saintpetersblog.com/archives/240184

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State Rep. Matt Gaetz is leading the latest attempt to pass an “open carry” gun law in Florida.

The Shalimar Republican filed HB 163 on Monday; in part, the bill would allow a person licensed to carry a concealed firearm or weapon to “also openly carry such firearm or weapon.”

In a Facebook post in July, Gaetz – who is seeking the Senate seat held by his father, former Senate President Don Gaetz – called Florida “an outlier” in prohibiting the open carry of firearms.

“Texas recently made the change and it’s time we change too,” he wrote. “Share if you believe in protecting our 2nd Amendment freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution.”

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