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1. Why should I apply for a Florida
Non-resident Concealed Handgun License? Noted firearm instructor, Massad Ayoob advises getting a non-resident permit in every state contiguous to your own. He relates the unfortunate story of a student of his, who didn't see the necessity of doing so. This person had to visit his dying father in a neighboring state. When he crossed the border, he forgot that he was packing. That evening, he was attacked by several young drunks, one of whom pulled a knife on him. Ayoob's student tried to dissuade the aggressor but the aggressor kept up his attack, so he was forced to draw and fire to save his life. The attacker died and the defender became a defendant when he was charged with Manslaughter. He was eventually acquitted of the shooting, but unfortunately, he was found guilty of carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, and he was sentenced to the state-required one year minimum/mandatory in jail.
2. How many states honor the Florida
CHL?
3. Does Florida issue Concealed
Carry Permits to non-residents of the State of Florida?
5. I have a Florida Concealed Weapon/Firearm
License, but I am not a legal resident of Florida. Can I travel to the
states that recognize Florida licenses and still carry a concealed weapon?
6. I am a Pennsylvania resident. Can I carry
legally in my home state with the Florida Non-resident Concealed Carry
Handgun License? For more information on firearms reciprocity agreements in Pennsylvania, click here to visit the PA Attorney General's website. For more
information on these classes,
click here.
8. What do I have to do to apply for
the Florida license? At the class, we guide you through each step in the application for the Florida Non-resident CCW Permit. We give you the Florida CHL application packet which includes a copy of the Florida Firearms Statutes, an application, and a fingerprint card. We help you fill out the application correctly, notarize your application, do your fingerprints, and provide you with a double color passport photo. Then, you have to put your completed and notarized application, passport photo, fingerprint card, a photocopy of your Certificate of Class Completion, and a certified bank check or money order for $117. made out to the Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, into the supplied, pre-addressed envelope, and mail said packet to: Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Licensing, P.O. Box 6687, Tallahassee, FL 32314. If you had to do all of this on your own, separately, you’d have a lot of running around to do, and it would be much more expensive. We make it easy, more affordable, and we make sure you do it correctly, so your application is accepted.
9. What are the steps in the application process
for the Florida and Virginia CCW permits? http://personaldefensesolutions.net/permitprocess.htm
10. What is the website and phone
number of the Florida department that handles the Concealed Handgun License
applications?
11. What are the fees for applying for
the license?
12. I have a concealed carry permit
from my home state (or another state). Does that qualify me?
13. How do I know if I must take a
course to be eligible for the Florida permit?
14. What type of course is required? A. Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a similar agency of another state. B. Completion of any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course. C. Completion of any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law enforcement, junior college, college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. D. Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement. E. Present evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition or military service. F. Completion of any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association certified firearms instructor. “A photocopy of a certificate of completion of any of the courses or classes; or an affidavit from the instructor, school, club, organization, or group that conducted or taught said course or class attesting to the completion of the course or class by the applicant; or a copy of any document which shows completion of the course or class or evidences participation in firearms competition shall constitute evidence of qualification under this paragraph.”
15. I am active military. Do I still
need to take a course?
16. I am retired military. Do I
still need the course?
17. I am an active duty law
enforcement officer? Do I still need the course? This is NOT the same as a state issued CHL. For more
information, go to the following link:
18. I am a retired police officer.
Do I still need the course? Retired police officers must have retired “in good standing” – and not as the result of psychological stress disorders or “mental instability” – from a law enforcement agency. They must have been regularly employed law enforcement officers for 15 or more total years, or retired before 15 years, due to service-related physical disability. Finally, their right to retirement benefits must be “nonforfeitable” which, in effect means they weren’t fired or forced to resign. For more
information, go to the following link:
19. I have never handled a gun
before. Am I eligible to apply?
20. I was once convicted of a
felony. Am I eligible?
21. What is the fee for taking the
course offered by Personal Defense Solutions?
22. Why should I take a course from
Personal Defense Solutions? Plus, you get to take a great class from Dr. Bruce Eimer, who is a Ph.D. Licensed Clinical Psychologist and an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor in Basic Pistol, Personal Protection, and Home Firearms Safety. Dr. Eimer is also the co-author of the Essential Guide to Handguns and several other nationally published books, as well as a columnist for Concealed Carry Magazine. His training, experience and expertise can enhance your personal security.
23. Where and when are the Personal
Defense Solutions courses offered?
24. What does the course entail?
25. Can I bring my own handgun to use for qualifying on the
range?
Yes
you can. But the following rules apply:
• It
must be brought to the class unloaded and cased.
• NO
LOADED FIREARMS ARE PERMITTED IN THE CLASS.
• You
must bring your own ammunition if you bring your own firearm.
• The
instructor will check your unloaded weapon on the range to make
sure it is safe to use.
• The
instructor still reserves the right to require that you demonstrate your
competency with one
of the class firearms.
26. Do I get a training certificate?
27. Can you give me information
about the Florida statutes on the use of deadly force?
28. Do you offer any other non-resident carry
permit classes in addition to Florida?
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