[Joe Brower]

Luis Valdes, the Florida director of Gun Owners of America, is a good guy but something of a drama queen. Anyone who has read his recent columns in Firearms News is familiar with his adventures.

All this yapping about "DeSantis folded" and other doom-and-gloom negativism is exactly that -- yapping.

It's a sad and perhaps surprising fact that, despite conservatism's large gain on many front via the Florida legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis, respect for firearms freedoms is somewhat lacking among the senior ranks of the GOP majority. As a direct result, if the 'permitless concealed carry' was to have a chance to pass, we have to settle for that right now and go for open carry later. This RealPolitik approach is not new, or unique.

We'll get open carry, too. Just not right now.

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[rarestia]

We have open carry just not generalized. You are permitted to open carry to and from fishing, camping, and hunting activities. I’ve done it myself quite often and aside from some strange glances at Publix, most people don’t care.