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Determine if you are eligible for a concealed weapon license by answering a few simple questions.

Download the Application Instructions

Download a Concealed Weapon or Firearm License Application.

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Complete your application and mail it to the address below:

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Division of Licensing

P.O. Box 6687

Tallahassee, FL 32314-6687

FDACS has 90 days after receipt of a complete application to either issue a license or deny the application.

Learn about the issues that may result in processing delays or check the status of your application.

Please review Florida’s Regional Office Safety Guidelines and call (850) 245-5300 to schedule an appointment.

For all other matters, call (850) 245-5691

You may also connect with the Dept. of Agriculture by email at DOL@FDACS.gov.

790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.

The following is a list of places where you are restricted from carrying a weapon or firearm even if you have a license. Please note that this is a simplified list. The places marked by an asterisk (*) may have exceptions or additional restrictions. See Section 790.06(12), Florida Statutes (F.S.), for a complete listing.

Any place of nuisance as defined in Section 823.05 Places and groups engaged in certain activities declared a nuisance; abatement and enjoinment.—

Any police, sheriff or highway patrol station

Any detention facility, prison or jail

Any courthouse

Any courtroom*

Any polling place

Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality or special district

Any meeting of the Legislature or a legislative committee

Any school, college or professional athletic event not related to firearms

Any school administration building

Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption*

Any elementary or secondary school facility

Any area technical center

Any college or university facility*

Inside the passenger terminal and sterile area of any airport*

Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law

To be eligible for a Florida concealed weapon or firearm license:

You must be 21 years of age or older.

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. If you are serving overseas in the U.S. Armed Forces, submit a copy of your deployment documentation with your application. Those who are Resident Aliens must provide a valid Permanent Resident Alien card.

Possible Reasons for Ineligibility

The physical inability to handle a firearm safely.

A felony conviction (unless civil and firearm rights have been restored by the convicting authority).

Having adjudication withheld or 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.

A conviction for a misdemeanor crime of violence in the last three years.

A conviction for violation of controlled substance laws or multiple arrests for such offenses.

A record of drug or alcohol abuse.

Two or more DUI convictions within the previous three years.

Being committed to a mental institution or adjudged incompetent or mentally defective.

Failing to provide proof of proficiency with a firearm.

Having been issued a domestic violence injunction or an injunction against repeat violence that is currently in force.

Renouncement of U.S. citizenship.

A dishonorable discharge from the armed forces.

Being a fugitive from justice.

Detailed explanations of these various disqualifying conditions are provided in the Application Instructions for the concealed weapon or firearm license.