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Okaloosa County keeps current concealed-carry policy for employees; declines immediate open-carry expansion
Summary
After a legal briefing and commissioner debate about safety and public perception, the Board unanimously voted to retain the county's existing concealed-carry policy for employees and asked staff to notify employees of the county's stance and share best-practice updates.
The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 18 unanimously voted to keep the county's existing policy allowing county employees who hold concealed-carry permits to carry while on duty, and to decline a county-wide expansion to permit open carry by employees at this time.
County staff and the county attorney reviewed recent state law changes that now permit open carry for eligible individuals and explained the board retains authority to regulate employee carrying during official duties. "The whole field of regulation of firearms and…
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