What are Florida's concealed carry laws now?
Since July 1, 2023, Florida has allowed permitless concealed carry. An adult 21 or older who is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm may carry concealed without obtaining a license, training, or a permit-specific background check.
Licenses still exist and are still worth considering. A Florida concealed weapon license provides reciprocity in other states, which permitless carry does not. It can simplify purchases, and it provides documentation of eligibility that may matter during an encounter with law enforcement.
Reporting indicates a person carrying without a license must carry valid identification and present it to an officer on demand while carrying.
What permitless carry did not change: who is prohibited from possessing firearms, where firearms may not be carried, and the conduct offenses that apply regardless of how someone is carrying.
Prohibited persons remain prohibited. The removal of the license requirement changed the procedure, not the eligibility.
Permitless doesn't mean unrestricted. The eligibility and location rules didn't move. ---
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