A man riding an electric scooter through East Tampa with an AR-15-style rifle slung across his back passed two police officers without being stopped, questioned, or arrested, creating a strange but revealing public test of Florida’s changing approach to open carry.
Gun rights activist and YouTuber Colion Noir examined the social media footage in a recent video, admitting that his first reaction was much like that of the person recording the encounter: the scene looked unusual, awkward, and even a little ridiculous.
The man filming the clip said he had just watched the armed rider pass two officers while carrying what he described as a loaded AR-15. The police continued on without appearing to intervene…