NORMAN v. STATE

No. SC15-650.

215 So.3d 18 (2017)

Dale Lee NORMAN, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 2, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Friday of Fletcher & Phillips, Jacksonville, Florida, for Petitioner.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida; and Consiglia Terenzio , Bureau Chief, and Heidi Lynn Bettendorf , Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Respondent.

Glenn Thomas Burhans, Jr. of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida; and Deepak Gupta and Jonathan E. Taylor of Gupta Wessler PLLC, Washington, District of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae Everytown for Gun Safety.

Jason Brent Gonzalez of Shutts & Bowen LLP, Tallahassee, Florida; and Robert Dowlut , Bethesda, Maryland, for Amicus Curiae National Rifle Association of America.


In this case, we determine the constitutionality of section 790.053, Florida Statutes (2012) ("Florida's Open Carry Law"), first passed by the Legislature in 1987 and challenged by Norman as a violation of his right to bear arms for self-defense outside the home under both the United States and Florida Constitutions. The Fourth District...

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