On June 17, 2026, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal held in Eubanks v. State that the law barring adults ages 18 to 20 from carrying a concealed firearm, section 790.06(2)(b), Florida Statutes, violated the Second Amendment. Jaylen Eubanks was 18 when Broward County officers found a pistol in his waistband and charged him with carrying a concealed firearm. A unanimous panel struck the age restriction down, and Attorney General James Uthmeier, who agreed the law was unconstitutional, announced the State would implement the ruling rather than appeal.
The decision did not touch Florida’s separate ban on firearm purchases by anyone under 21, which a federal appeals court upheld in 2025, and the prohibited-places list in section 790.06(12) (schools, courthouses, bars, and the rest) did not change. If you picked up a concealed-carry charge before your 21st birthday, talk to a lawyer about what this ruling means for your case.
Full analysis: New Florida Concealed Carry Ruling: What Changed for 18-to-20-Year-Olds