Florida Concealed Carry Laws
Last reviewed: September 14, 2026 For now pending a court outcome
Reciprocity shown is for a standard resident permit. Non-resident and enhanced permit holders may have different reciprocity. Always verify before carrying. Use our full permit reciprocity map for all permit types →
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Reciprocity of Florida's Basic Resident Permit
Open Carry
Duty to Notify Law Enforcement
State Parks
Restaurants Serving Alcohol
Firearms at Colleges
Firearms at K-12 Schools
Church Carry
on a church by church basis
Hotels
Secure Storage Requirements
Magazine Capacity Limitations
Suppressor Ownership
Vehicle Possession Without Recognized Permit
Firearm Law Uniformity
Permit Training Requirements
Non-Resident Permits
Constitutional Carry
Duty to Retreat
Places Off Limits
- Police, sheriff, and highway patrol stations
- Detention facilities, prisons, and jails
- Courthouses
- Courtrooms, though a judge may carry and may decide who else carries in their courtroom
- Polling places
- Meetings of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special district
- Meetings of the Legislature or its committees
- School, college, and professional athletic events not related to firearms
- Elementary and secondary school facilities and administration buildings
- Career centers
- The portion of an establishment licensed to serve alcohol on premises that is primarily devoted to that purpose (the bar area) — restaurants are fine
- College and university facilities. Narrow exception for registered students, employees, and faculty carrying a non-lethal stun gun or electric device that fires no dart or projectile
- Inside airport passenger terminals and sterile areas, unless the firearm is cased for checked baggage
- School property generally, school buses, and school bus stops, including preschools and postsecondary schools, and school-sponsored events. Firearms securely encased in a vehicle are excepted, though school districts may waive that exception for student and campus parking
- Hospitals providing mental health services — firearms are contraband on the grounds
- Restricted areas of seaports, which must post notice
- Savannas State Reserve
- Anywhere federal law prohibits firearms
- State parks located on Army Corps of Engineers land, per federal law
- Any public place during a locally declared emergency under Chapter 870, where possession of a firearm in public is prohibited outright. Exception for lawful carry while evacuating within 48 hours of a mandatory evacuation order
State Contact / Source
PO Box 6687
Tallahassee FL 32314
850-245-5691
www.freshfromflorida.com
Permit Issuing Authority
Length of Permit Validity
Permit Application Process Florida Permit Reciprocity
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