Overview

• Florida’s First District Court of Appeal vacated Stanley McDaniels’ 2022 conviction and declared Section 790.053 unconstitutional under the Second Amendment.
• Attorney General James Uthmeier directed prosecutors and police not to pursue cases against law‑abiding people openly carrying firearms, saying the decision binds all trial courts.
• Hillsborough County State Attorney Suzy Lopez said her office dismissed pending open‑display charges, noting 14 cases this year included the count and none were stand‑alone.
• The decision leaves intact bans on carry in places like schools, courthouses, bars, and airports, and private property owners and employers may still forbid firearms on their premises, subject to Florida’s law protecting locked guns in employees’ vehicles.
• The ruling rests on the Bruen historical‑tradition test, conflicts with the Florida Supreme Court’s 2017 Norman decision, and could face further review or legislative action.