Dale Lee Norman, Petitioner v. State of Florida, Respondent

Summary

The court upheld Florida’s prohibition on openly carrying firearms against challenges under both the Second Amendment and the Florida Constitution. It held that the law regulates the manner of carrying firearms, leaves a readily available concealed-carry alternative, and survives intermediate scrutiny because it is substantially related to important public-safety interests. Justice Canady, dissenting, would have invalidated the law under the Second Amendment because the State’s asserted safety justifications were speculative and insufficiently connected to the prohibition.