JBaxter
10-02-2015, 07:58 PM
States vary on laws Not everyone agrees with people owning guns but you should know the law.
Florida :
Handgun Minimum age to purchase is 21
Back ground check no fingerprints
3 day waiting period to pick up
Not required to register hand gun
Long gun Minimum age to purchase 18
back ground check no fingerprints
no waiting period
not required to register a long gun
Concealed Weapon Permit 21 yrs old must take a 2 hr class and demonstrate knowledge of hand gun generally takes 60-90 days due to back up on processing and you are finger printed You are also permitted to conceal carry knives & mace. New to the law is you must be a full time resident to have a valid conceal carry permit Florida has many part year residents.
You may not carry in a bar , school state buildings. 32 states have reciprocity with Florida. ( meaning you can conceal carry in those states also with your Florida permit)
Florida also has Castle Doctrine which says
~the presumption that a criminal who forcibly enters or intrudes into your home or occupied vehicle is there to cause death or great bodily harm, therefore a person may use any manner of force, including deadly force, against that person
~ It removes the "duty to retreat" if you are attacked
~ It provides that persons using force authorized by law shall not be prosecuted for using such force.
It also prohibits criminals and their families from suing victims for injuring or killing the criminals who have attacked them.
Castle doctrine applies to your car. You do not need a concealed carry permit to have a gun in your car.
The Firearm Purchase Program (FPP) conducts background checks for the transfer of firearms by federally licensed gun dealers, manufacturers and importers.
Following are a list of reasons you may be denied a purchase of a firearm:
Felony conviction
Active warrant (felony or misdemeanor)
Unlawful user or addicted to any controlled substance
Adjudicated mentally defective or involuntarily committed by a judge
Illegal alien status
Dishonorable discharge from US Armed Forces
Renounced United States citizenship
Active protection order (injunction for protection, restraining order, etc.)
Convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
Under indictment or information for a crime punishable by a term exceeding one year in prison.
Adjudicated delinquent or received adjudication withheld as a juvenile for a felony charge and person is under the age of 24
Adjudication withheld for any felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and three years has not yet lapsed since the completion of sentencing provisions
Florida :
Handgun Minimum age to purchase is 21
Back ground check no fingerprints
3 day waiting period to pick up
Not required to register hand gun
Long gun Minimum age to purchase 18
back ground check no fingerprints
no waiting period
not required to register a long gun
Concealed Weapon Permit 21 yrs old must take a 2 hr class and demonstrate knowledge of hand gun generally takes 60-90 days due to back up on processing and you are finger printed You are also permitted to conceal carry knives & mace. New to the law is you must be a full time resident to have a valid conceal carry permit Florida has many part year residents.
You may not carry in a bar , school state buildings. 32 states have reciprocity with Florida. ( meaning you can conceal carry in those states also with your Florida permit)
Florida also has Castle Doctrine which says
~the presumption that a criminal who forcibly enters or intrudes into your home or occupied vehicle is there to cause death or great bodily harm, therefore a person may use any manner of force, including deadly force, against that person
~ It removes the "duty to retreat" if you are attacked
~ It provides that persons using force authorized by law shall not be prosecuted for using such force.
It also prohibits criminals and their families from suing victims for injuring or killing the criminals who have attacked them.
Castle doctrine applies to your car. You do not need a concealed carry permit to have a gun in your car.
The Firearm Purchase Program (FPP) conducts background checks for the transfer of firearms by federally licensed gun dealers, manufacturers and importers.
Following are a list of reasons you may be denied a purchase of a firearm:
Felony conviction
Active warrant (felony or misdemeanor)
Unlawful user or addicted to any controlled substance
Adjudicated mentally defective or involuntarily committed by a judge
Illegal alien status
Dishonorable discharge from US Armed Forces
Renounced United States citizenship
Active protection order (injunction for protection, restraining order, etc.)
Convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
Under indictment or information for a crime punishable by a term exceeding one year in prison.
Adjudicated delinquent or received adjudication withheld as a juvenile for a felony charge and person is under the age of 24
Adjudication withheld for any felony or a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and three years has not yet lapsed since the completion of sentencing provisions