Step 1: Move to Florida
2: get your FL Driver’s license
3: Go to your local gun store (they are all over the place down here, I prefer the Shoot Straight chain with the ranges in the back) and find a gun you like and buy it
4: wait 3 days and pick it up
5: Enjoy living in Florida and fire away!
This was taken from the Sun Sentinel newspaper down here:
GENERAL FLORIDA GUN RULES
No license or permit is needed to purchase a handgun, rifle or shotgun.
Must be 18 to purchase a rifle or shotgun, and 21 to purchase a handgun from a licensed dealer.
To buy a handgun from a private person, you can be 18.
Must pass a criminal background check to purchase from a licensed firearms dealer.
Must wait three days between buying a handgun from a licensed dealer and taking it home.
Multiple firearms can be purchased at one time.
Firearms do not need to be registered with police and can be kept in the home without a permit or a concealed weapon license.
A firearm can be transported in a vehicle without a permit or concealed weapon license as long as it is “securely encased,” such as in a glove compartment, or “not immediately accessible.”
It cannot be carried on a person in a vehicle without a concealed weapon license.
CONCEALED WEAPON LICENSES IN FLORIDA
Licenses are required to carry a concealed weapon in public places.
Concealed weapons are defined as: handguns, knives, electronic weapons or devices, billy clubs, tear gas guns.
Licenses are issued by the Florida Division of Licensing, within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. (See http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/weapons/index.html.)
Applicants must submit: notarized application, photo, fingerprints, a fee of $117 and verification of firearm training.
The state recommends that applicants also include certified copies of court documents to expedite the processing.
Must be at least 21, a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident alien, and must pass a criminal background check.
No justification for a license is required; “self-defense” is sufficient.
Licenses are valid for five years.
License holders don’t have to wait three days between buying and taking home a handgun.
License is valid in 30 other states.
Concealed weapons generally are prohibited in police stations, jails, courtrooms, polling places, government meeting rooms, schools, bars and airline passenger terminals.
Due to a recent change in law, licensees can now carry concealed weapons in Florida’s state parks, including beaches, as well as in Florida’s national forests outside of hunting season.