Manatee lawmaker files amendment that would allow ‘open carry’ of guns in Florida

A permitless carry bill would repeal the current state law that requires an individual who purchases a firearm to get a permit.

By Mitch Perry / The Florida Phoenix

The permitless/”constitutional” carry bill that has been moving its way through the Florida Legislature over the past month has been dominated by gun rights supporters pushing Republican legislators to add an “open carry” provision to the proposal – which is the visible carrying of a firearm.

Those Second Amendment sup…