Please Sign the Petition for The Restoration of Open Carry In Florida at http://www.petitiononline.c...

There are 43 states in the US that recognize the right to Open Carry a firearm. Florida is 1 of only 7 states in the US where open carry is completely banned for civilians. All those states with Open Carry and thousands of people doing it and there has never been a single incident of a criminal attacking someone open carrying. For this reason I believe Open Carry to be a proven effective crime deterrent.

In light of the recent Supreme Court ruling declaring what most Americans already knew, that the Second Amendment affirms an individual's right to keep and bear arms, banning Open Carry outright is unconstitutional.

When forced to have to conceal carry only, one quickly realizes a full sized gun is difficult to conceal. This limits your choices to smaller guns, which may be difficult to handle for someone with large hands. This compromises the user, should they find themselves having to defend their life. Smaller guns usually mean smaller caliber and less rounds which arguably could also jeopardize one's life. Concealed carry also results in it taking longer to draw the weapon, again compromising the user's life.

In southern states where the year round heat and high humidity prevents one from wearing even a light jacket, one finds themselves having to conceal the weapon in manners uncomfortable. Sweat can ruin the finish of many a gun and rust it's parts. Trying to make it easy to get to in an emergency, comfortable to wear in high heat and humidity and completely concealed from view can be next to impossible.