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NPR - Beachfront homeowners along Florida’s Panhandle are locked in a high-stakes legal battle over who gets to use the beach. To protect their interests, private property owners have taken measures into their own hands, installing physical barriers, putting up "Private Beach" signs and hiring private security guards to turn away beachgoers. The decade-long conflict is spreading to other coastal communities, and advocates for public beach access are calling for a Florida constitutional amendment to resolve the issue once and for all.