State Representative Doctor Joel Rudman has filed a bill to allow guns to be openly carried in Florida and repeal the state's "red flag

Florida Republican state Rep. Joel Rudman filed a bill that would allow state residents to openly carry firearms and repeal the state’s red flag laws. Floridians can currently carry concealed weapons,

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Navarre’s Republican Rep. Joel Rudman filed the legislation (HB 31) Monday that also would repeal the state’s Red Flag law—a mechanism that lets law enforcement remove guns from people who are found to be a danger to themselves or others.

A Florida lawmaker filed a bill Monday that would allow Floridians to openly carry firearms and repeal a “red-flag” law approved by the Legislature after the Parkland school shooting

A bill filed for lawmakers to consider next year would do several things, including making Florida an open carry state. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Joel Rudman, (R) Navarre, said he wants to bring Florida in line with most of the country.

Republican state lawmakers in Florida have filed two bills that would roll back gun control measures passed in the wake of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.