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You don't need a permit or license to buy a gun in Florida. (And you don't have to register your gun
https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/15/us/florida-gun-laws-trnd/index.html
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 people, has put the focus on Florida's gun laws. For instance, the state doesn't require a permit or a license for someone to own a gun.
Here are some facts about the gun laws in the Sunshine State, from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action:
The right to bear arms is found in the first article of Florida's constitution: "The right of the people to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of the lawful authority of the state shall not be infringed..."
You don't need a permit or license to buy a gun, nor do you have to register a firearm.
You don't need a permit to conceal carry a rifle or shotgun, although you do need it to conceal carry a handgun.
The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services must issue a concealed weapons license to an applicant as long as the person meets a certain set of requirements, including being a US citizen, being the age of 21 or older, not having a felony conviction and demonstrates competence with a firearm.
You can buy as many guns as you want at one time, because Florida doesn't regulate that either.
Gun sellers don't have to get a state license to sell firearms.
The state does require a three-day waiting period before you can buy a gun.
And Florida does not regulate assault weapons, .50-caliber rifles and large capacity ammunition magazines.
The shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 people, has put the focus on Florida's gun laws. For instance, the state doesn't require a permit or a license for someone to own a gun.
Here are some facts about the gun laws in the Sunshine State, from the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence and the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action:
The right to bear arms is found in the first article of Florida's constitution: "The right of the people to keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of the lawful authority of the state shall not be infringed..."
You don't need a permit or license to buy a gun, nor do you have to register a firearm.
You don't need a permit to conceal carry a rifle or shotgun, although you do need it to conceal carry a handgun.
The state Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services must issue a concealed weapons license to an applicant as long as the person meets a certain set of requirements, including being a US citizen, being the age of 21 or older, not having a felony conviction and demonstrates competence with a firearm.
You can buy as many guns as you want at one time, because Florida doesn't regulate that either.
Gun sellers don't have to get a state license to sell firearms.
The state does require a three-day waiting period before you can buy a gun.
And Florida does not regulate assault weapons, .50-caliber rifles and large capacity ammunition magazines.
Americans have a high tolerance for dead children. When is it going to be too much?
I enjoy poking Florida but this is the case in many other states too.
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