Florida grocery store chain allows open carry in stores

The largest grocery store chain in Florida is now allowing open carry of firearms in its hundreds of locations across the Sunshine State.Publix – which has 882 stores in Florida according to its website – began allowing the practice in recent weeks, according to local reports."As of Sept. 25, 2025, Florida law allows the open carry of firearms," a spokesperson for Publix told FOX Business, adding that the company "follows all federal, state and local laws." Open carry became permitted after a Florida appeals court ruled that the state's ban of open carry was unconstitutional.Private businesses