"The state already permitted carrying weapons as long as they were kept inside a car or somewhere out of public view, but a court declared a 1987 ruling prohibiting open carry unconstitutional. Now, people can walk around with pistols in their waistbands or rifles and submachine guns slung on their shoulders, except in places where it is expressly prohibited, such as businesses or private properties, which decide whether or not to allow it."
"It's a matter of our culture, because we haven't been exposed to owning or carrying guns. American culture is different, says Sigfrido Varela, a 55-year-old Dominican who has lived in Miami for more than two decades and works as a firearms instructor. In Florida, we have a large population from different Latin American countries, where typically only people who have some relationship with the police or the armed forces carry guns openly."
Florida's courts invalidated a 1987 prohibition, allowing open public carry of firearms except in locations expressly barred such as businesses or private properties that choose to ban them. Previously firearms had to be concealed or kept inside vehicles. The change allows pistols in waistbands and rifles or submachine guns carried openly. The practice was already legal in 46 states. In South Florida, large Latin American diasporas commonly associate open public carrying with crime, gangs, or paramilitary groups, causing controversy and unease even among some supporters of gun rights.
Read at english.elpais.com
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