Those wanting to carry concealed gun in Florida still must pass background check, go through a three-day waiting period to purchase gun
Florida on Saturday became the most recent U.S state to allow people to carry a concealed gun without a government-issued permit.
The state joins 25 others in allows for so-called “conceal carry,” but those wanting to do so in Florida still must pass a background check and go through a three-day waiting period to purchase a gun.
Other states that do not require a license to conceal carry include Alabama, Kansas and Oklahoma.
The law went into effect July 1, after Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the legislative measure into law in April.
There were no reports Saturday of problems related to the law going into effect.
The measure DeSantis signed also eliminates a previous state requirement for training to carry a concealed weapon.
“You don’t need a permission slip from the government to be able to exercise your Second Amendment rights,” DeSantis, who is now a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, said during a recent campaign event.
Beyond the background check and wait period, those who want to carry a weapon that is concealed also must comply with other Florida gun ownership requirements including being at least 21, unless you are a member or veteran of the U.S. military; meeting citizenship and residency requirements; and not having a disqualifying criminal record.
“People that were not law-abiding citizens never got a concealed weapons license to begin with,” Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Chief of Patrol Jaime Eason recently said. “That hasn’t changed.”
Should be ALL 50 states !!!! Get -er-Done !!!!
Good people need a Gun !!! Govt can never take guns from Criminals !!!! Common sense !!!
NO permits should be necessary !!!! Good people don’t need one & Criminals Don’t either !!!!
Didn’t know there was 26. Wow.
The thugs are all carrying anyway. They sure as hell don’t bother to get a carry permit! Get real!
The same legal precedent that took marriage (not a constitutional right) away from state oversight and mandated that all states should recognize other states’ marriages should be used for firearms and concealed carry (a constitutional right). Even more so now that a majority of states recognize constitutional carry.