The Florida Supreme Court’s lengthy opinion in the case of Dale Norman v. State drew scant media attention. After all, a four-justice majority was endorsing a 30-year-old statute that keeps most people from flaunting guns in the open.
Nothing flashy here. But there’s another way of looking at the court’s March 2 ruling, which must have cheered the gun-control crowd and vexed gun lovers. Just as politicians are removing obstacles to gun ownership and display, the decision adds to a national chorus of judges calling for regulation.
