Florida-based supermarket chain Publix announced it would allow open carry of handguns in its stores. The change was made after a federal judge overturned the state’s prohibition on open carry in September. The company said it wanted to keep its policies in line with state laws.
Of course, the gun-grabbers and mainstream media immediately swooped in, appropriately aghast and confidently predicting the apocalypse.
The-Group-Known-This-Week-As-Giffords quickly posted on its Facebook page:
Publix—Florida’s largest grocery store chain—will now allow shoppers to openly carry guns in their stores. This comes less than a month after a court struck down Florida’s ban on open carry.
“We should all be able to go on a grocery run without worrying about if we’ll make it home. But now anyone can openly carry a gun without a background check or training—no questions asked. It makes it harder for police to do their jobs and is proven to undermine public safety. This is a major threat to all Floridians.”
A shorter version of the Facebook post, upgrading the ‘major threat’ to a ‘massive threat’, appeared on X.
Somebody let Burger King know Giffords is the new “Home of the Whopper.”
Currently, thirty-eight, or 76%, of the 50 states allow permitless open carry of some sort. There doesn’t appear to be any pattern of shootouts in the dairy aisles in those states. Some of those states have allowed open carry since they became states and joined the Union.
The Giffords’ open carry claims are the same as those gun control fans employ to resist the expansion of constitutional carry. Some of them are even humorous: We’re not sure how open carry makes law enforcement more challenging; officers can immediately identify the armed people.
In any event, they have tried the same arguments 27 times since 2003, and they have been proven wrong 27 times since 2003.*
Giffords is free to make any claims it wishes. It’s also free to reap the whirlwind for its fearmongering and hype.
*Vermont has never required a permit to carry; Alaska, always an open carry state, dropped the requirement to carry a concealed handgun in 2003. Had North Carolina Republicans been able to override a veto in the most recent session, the Tarheel State would have become the 30th constitutional carry state.
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About Bill Cawthon
Bill Cawthon first became a gun owner 55 years ago. He has been an active advocate for Americans’ civil liberties for more than a decade. He is the information director for the Second Amendment Society of Texas.
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