For months, Publix stores in Floridaallowed customers to openly carry firearms, but that has changed in a move that is drawing backlash from some gun rights supporters.
The retailer quietly updated its firearms policy in Florida, and now asks that only law enforcement officers openly carry guns while shopping, the Sun Sentinel reports.
“Publix kindly asks that only law enforcement openly carry firearms in our stores,” according to a statement posted on Publix’s customer service FAQ page on their website…