Publix is no longer allowing customers to open carry their firearms in their Florida stores, marking a reversal of its policy ...

Publix now asks that only law enforcement openly carry firearms in its Florida stores, quietly revising its previous policy that allowed customer open carry.

Can you open-carry in Publix? Last October, Publix indicated that yes, shoppers can enter with visible firearms: “Florida law allows the open carry of firearms. Publix follows all federal, state and ...

In September 2025, a state appeals court ruled Florida's open carry ban unconstitutional. In a social media post, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said, "Open carry is the law of the state." ...

After Publix sparked controversy by its policy allowing customers to openly carry guns, the Florida grocery store appears to have reversed course.

Beloved Florida grocer Publix may have quietly changed its course on allowing shoppers to open carry inside its stores. A Tampa Bay Times columnist was tipped off about a potential change to Publix's ...

Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first "stand your ground" law, calling it a "good, common-sense, anti-crime issue." The law's creators promised it would protect law-abiding citizens ...

Publix has seemingly updated its store policy to kindly ask that only law enforcement openly carry firearms. This change would reverse a previous policy from last fall that allowed open carry in its ...

In a major decision, a state appeals court Wednesday ruled that Florida's ban on openly carrying guns is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, pointing to U.S.