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Publix has quietly made changes to a policy that allowed customers to openly carry guns inside its Florida grocery stores.<\/p>\n
The Florida-based chain, which operates more than 1,400 locations across the Southeast, now says on its website it “kindly asks that only law enforcement openly carry firearms in our stores.”<\/p>\n
The change comes months after Publix said it would permit open carry in its hundreds of locations across the Sunshine State after a state appeals court ruling that struck down the state\u2019s ban as unconstitutional.<\/p>\n
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The entrance to a Publix Super Market July 30, 2024, in Miami, Fla. (Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
“As of Sept. 25, 2025, Florida law allows the open carry of firearms,” a spokesperson for Publix previously told FOX Business, adding the company “follows all federal, state and local laws.”<\/p>\n
At the time, Publix was one of only a few grocery chains willing to allow customers to openly carry guns.<\/p>\n
Other major retailers \u2014 including Walmart, Target, Costco, Winn-Dixie and Sam\u2019s Club \u2014 had already asked customers not to bring guns into their stores, according to WESH 2.<\/p>\n
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An employee stocks a cheese shelf at a Publix grocery store in Surfside, Fla. (Jeffrey Greenberg\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Private businesses, including grocery stores, remain entitled to bar weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Additionally, certain locations such as courthouses, schools and government facilities are classified as prohibited places for carrying open or concealed guns.<\/p>\n
“Any person carrying a firearm who violates the private property owner\u2019s warning to depart will be committing armed trespass, a third-degree felony,” a guidance memorandum from Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to Florida law enforcement agencies and prosecuting authorities said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Customers shop at a Publix grocery store in Athens, Ga. (Jeffrey Greenberg\/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
Signs reflecting Publix\u2019s updated stance have also begun appearing at some store locations, according to the Miami Herald.<\/p>\n
No major incidents were reported while the policy allowing open carry was in place. However, the shift follows a recent accidental gun discharge at a Miramar store, which prompted a police response and safety sweep, the Miami Herald reported.<\/p>\n
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FOX Business reached out to Publix for comment.<\/p>\n
FOX Business’ Pilar Arias contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
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