Twenty years ago, Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed the first “stand your ground” law, calling it a “good, common-sense, ...

Florida passed the nation’s first stand your ground law 20 years ago. Since then, 37 other states have followed suit, and research shows homicides have risen as a result.

A M&P Shield handgun, small enough to be ideal for conceal carry, in Austin on April 23, 2021. (Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune, Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Siding with a ...

The Sunshine State is an actively pro-gun state. Florida ranks second in the country in total gun sales, with an estimated 1.2 million gun sales in 2024, right behind Texas's 1.36 million. But can ...

Florida Bar President Ramon Abadin acknowledged reciprocity is likely a dead issue this year. "Why is 103,000 lawyers too many lawyers when 70 percent of people can't get legal services?" Florida Bar ...

Momentum is building in Washington, centered on one of the most closely watched gun bills in years. H.R. 38 — the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — has advanced past major roadblocks ...

Democrats angrily denounced the legislation, known as "concealed carry reciprocity." Rep. Alcee Hastings, a Florida Democrat, called the bill "a disgraceful handout to the powerful gun lobby and gun ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Caroline Light, Harvard University (THE CONVERSATION) Twenty years ago, Florida Gov.