“Ref: “Fl has no open carry?”
Yup, FL is concealed only state. It cannot be open carry unless you are hunting.”
It happened in 1987 when they passed the Shall Issue law. Janet Reno was the AG, and she went furious with the “Blood in the Streets” routine. The law preempted the local governments so they could no longer outlaw open carry. She pushed enough legislative buttons that the legislature held an emergency session, and passed the statewide ban on open carry without the usual committee hearings and debate.
If you need to point a finger at why Florida has an open carry ban, you need look no further than Janet Reno.
Some think that is why Clinton appointed her to be the U.S A.G.
So Waco is not the only tragedy that she has significant responsibility for.
Why hasn't the gop controlled legislature done something about it? They've been running the show in FL for a long time.
Thanks for the additional history! I had forgotten that Janet Reno was from FL (I moved here in 2012 — so that is when FL history really began ;) )