Form For Gun Permit In Florida
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You must be able to demonstrate competency with a firearm. Unless you are serving overseas in the United States Armed Forces, you must currently reside in the United States and be a U.S. citizen or deemed a lawful permanent resident alien by Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service.
You can apply electronically for a Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearm License at one of the Division of Licensing's Regional Offices or at one of the authorized tax collector's offices located throughout the State of Florida.
In Florida, residents do not have to have a permit to buy handguns, rifles, or shotguns. Additionally, there is no requirement to register a firearm nor is there for owners to get a license or have a permit to carry a rifle or shotgun. There is, however, a requirement for Floridians to have a permit to carry a handgun.
As long as a gun is ``securely encased'', which it would be in a closed glove compartment, you don't need a carry permit to carry a lot a loaded gun in your car in that way in the state of Florida. Though you can addtionally have it concealed on or about your person otherwise, if you do have a carry permit for it.
Completion of form 4473 (Required by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms). A background check completed prior to releasing the firearm.
ATF Form 4473 - Firearms Transaction Record Revisions. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
As long as a gun is ``securely encased'', which it would be in a closed glove compartment, you don't need a carry permit to carry a lot a loaded gun in your car in that way in the state of Florida. Though you can addtionally have it concealed on or about your person otherwise, if you do have a carry permit for it.
Our standard policy is to process pending applications in the order in which we receive them. Please be aware that by law the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has 90 days from the date on which we receive a complete application to either issue a license or deny the application.
