How To Get Your Florida Concealed Carry Permit

An applicant must:

• Be at least 21 years old, or a member of the military or an honorably discharged veteran;
• Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident alien;
• Have completed an approved firearms training class, including live fire in the physical presence of an instructor (waived for current members of the military and honorably discharged veterans);
• Not have been dishonorably discharged from the armed forces;
• Not be a fugitive from justice;
• Demonstrate competence with a firearm;
• Not suffer from a physical infirmity which prevents the safe handling of a weapon or firearm;
• Not be ineligible to possess a firearm due to a felony conviction (unless civil and firearm rights have been restored by the convicting authority);
• Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of violence in the last three years;
• Not have had adjudication withheld or a sentence suspended on a felony or misdemeanor crime of violence unless three years have elapsed since probation or other conditions set by the court have been fulfilled;
• Not have been convicted of a violation of controlled substance laws or multiple arrests for such offenses;
• Not have a record of drug or alcohol abuse;
• Not chronically and habitually use alcoholic beverages or other substances to the extent that his or her normal faculties are impaired;
• Not have two or more DUI convictions within the previous 3 years;
• Not been adjudicated an incapacitated person, unless 5 years have elapsed since the applicant’s restoration to capacity by court order;
• Not have been committed to a mental institution, adjudged incompetent or mentally defective, unless the applicant produces a certificate from a licensed psychiatrist stating that he or she has not suffered from disability for at least 5 years prior;
• Not have had an adjudication of guilt withheld or the imposition of a sentence suspended on any misdemeanor crime of domestic violence unless 3 years have elapsed since probation or any other conditions set by the court have been fulfilled, or the record has been expunged;
• Not have been issued an injunction that is currently in force and effect and that restrains the applicant from committing acts of domestic violence or acts of repeat violence; 
• Not be prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm by any other provision of Florida or federal law; and
• Meet federal law requirements.

*Consult with an attorney if you have any questions about your eligibility. If you don’t have an attorney, you can find one by contacting the State Bar of Florida.