08/28/2026
Please watch 's VideoFAQ # 419) If I no longer need a Concealed Weapon Permit in Florida should I still get one? @ https://youtu.be/yY5Z8UPHTxk
Thanks for asking me “If I don’t need a CWP in Florida should I still get one?”
Before July 1st, 2023 if you wanted to Carry a Concealed Firearm or other Deadly Weapon in Florida then you needed to have a Concealed Weapons Permit. That meant you had to submit a notarized application to the Florida Department of Agriculture with a current photograph, Fingerprints and wherein you answered questions certifying under oath that you were qualified (or not disqualified) to apply for the permit. You had to pay a $119 fee for the processing of your application, which included a thorough Background Check by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, you had to take at least a rudimentary, bad joke of a Fi****ms Class to “demonstrate competency with a firearm” and once issued you were authorized to Conceal Carry in any non-disqualified place, such as Courthouses and Police Stations.
But that was then, this is now and as of 2023 The Sunshine State is a Constitutional Carry State, which means that so long as you’re a qualified person (or, if you’re not a disqualified person) then you’re no longer subject to a “Permit Requirement” and you no longer need a CWP in the State of Florida to Conceal Carry a Gun or other Deadly Weapon in public. That said in order for you to lawfully Constitutionally Carry you still must be a person who would be granted a CWP were you to apply for one; in other words, if the DOA would deny you a CWP for any reason (e.g. you’re younger than 21, you’re subject to a Protective Injunction, you’re a Convicted Felon or for any other disqualifying reason) then you can’t possess or carry a Firearm or Deadly Weapon, be it concealed or open and be it in public or in private.
Assuming that you’re neither a disqualified person (like someone subject to a Domestic Violence Restraining Order, who's out on Bond or a Fugitive from Justice), nor are you carrying a disqualified weapon (like an Automatic Machine Gun or any gun loaded with Armor-Piercing Bullets) nor are you in a disqualified place (like a bar or a school) then here in the Free State of Florida you no longer need a CWP to Conceal Carry in public, but there are still three solid reasons to have a CWP:
First, if you come into contact with Police while you're armed then having a CWP should go far in easing any Police Officer’s mind, and this is so because the Cops will know that by virtue of your having a permit the State has necessarily fully vetted and authorized you to Conceal Carry, and that fact alone usually reduces the omnipresent concern for "Officer Safety". Second, a CWP eliminates both the Waiting Period and Background Check requirements for Fi****ms purchase. Finally, most States offer “Reciprocity” and will honor CWPs from sister States so you can carry out-of-State without fear.
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