{"id":2606439,"date":"2026-05-24T09:47:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-grocery-chain-backtracks-on-allowing-open-firearm-carry\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T09:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T13:49:24","slug":"florida-grocery-chain-backtracks-on-allowing-open-firearm-carry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-grocery-chain-backtracks-on-allowing-open-firearm-carry\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Grocery Chain Backtracks on Allowing Open Firearm Carry"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-grocery-chain-backtracks-on-allowing-open-firearm-carry%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2606439&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Publix reversed its earlier Florida policy that had allowed customers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-in-kyle-rittenhouse-gun-charge-dismissed\/\" title=\"JUST IN: Kyle Rittenhouse Gun Charge Dismissed\">openly carry firearms<\/a>. New in-store signage (and an updated statement on Publix\u2019s website) now asks that only <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >law enforcement openly carry firearms<\/a> inside Publix stores.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, the change followed an incident in Miramar, Florida, were a firearm was accidentally discharged at a publix location; no injuries were reported, and it was unclear whether open carry was involved.A legal commentary cited in the article says private businesses can set rules for conduct on their property even when firearms might potentially be lawful under state law, framing the issue largely as one of private property rights. The article also notes that Florida guidance described firearmand trespass penalties for violating a store\u2019s warning to leave.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Publix is no longer allowing customers to open carry their firearms in their Florida stores, marking a reversal of its policy.<\/p>\n<p>The grocery chain previously let customers practice open carry, but new signage in their stores now says \u201cPublix kindly asks that only law enforcement openly carry firearms in our stores,\u201d per a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/12\/business\/publix-supermarkets-in-florida-make-controversial-decision-on-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>The same warning appears on Publix\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publix.com\/faq\/customer-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, confirming the reversal of the open carry policy publicized in September.<\/p>\n<p>The Miami Herald <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/business\/article315675494.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the reversal comes after a person accidentally discharged a firearm at a Publix location in Miramar, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody was injured, and it was not confirmed whether the person who discharged the weapon was practicing open carry.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Publix ends open carry policy after frustrating shoppers <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MuMRkUVw4j\">https:\/\/t.co\/MuMRkUVw4j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiamiHerald\/status\/2055090941032067162?\">May 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>No other major incidents were reported during the months Publix allowed customers to openly carry their firearms.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Tarlika Nunez-Navarro, a former Florida Circuit Court judge, told the New York Post that \u201ceven in states with broad firearm protections, private businesses still generally have the right to set rules for conduct inside their stores.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo legally, Publix can ask customers not to openly carry firearms on its property, even if certain forms of firearm possession may otherwise be lawful under Florida law,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The Publix decision is \u201cmore of a private property issue\u201d than a matter of Second Amendment liberties, the judge continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Publix has quietly updated its open carry policy, and is now asking that only law enforcement openly carry firearms in its Florida stores.<\/p>\n<p>The move aligns the chain with other major retailers that discourage customers from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-gun-critics-slam-good-samaritan-label-for-hero-at-greenwood-mall\/\" title=\"Anti-Gun Critics Slam \u2018Good Samaritan\u2019 Label For Hero At Greenwood Mall\">bringing guns inside<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nWsu1nKXwy\">pic.twitter.com\/nWsu1nKXwy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxBusiness\/status\/2054694177628385764?\">May 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat makes these situations legally interesting is that businesses are trying to balance two different rights at the same time \u2014 firearm rights on one hand and private property rights on the other,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCourts have long recognized that businesses can establish policies they believe are necessary for safety and operations inside their own stores.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fox Business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/retail\/publix-backtracks-open-carry-allowing-guns-florida-stores\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that many other major retailers, such as Walmart, Target, Costco, Winn-Dixie, and Sam\u2019s Club, ask customers not to bring firearms into their stores.<\/p>\n<p>A guidance memorandum from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirms that \u201cany person carrying a firearm who violates the private property owner\u2019s warning to depart will be committing armed trespass, a third-degree felony,\u201d per Fox Business.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, 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