Gun & Weapons Law

Florida Statute 790.01 is the concealed carry statute — and since the 2023 permitless carry law, most adults can carry a concealed firearm without a license. But “permitless” does not mean “everyone,” and carrying while ineligible is the same felony it always was. How § 790.01 works now You may carry concealed if you hold […]

The federal Gun-Free School Zones Act makes location itself the crime: carry within 1,000 feet of a school without an exception and you risk a federal felony. The rule, the safe harbors, and the homeowner who became a test case.

Florida now recognizes open carry — and that likely includes your vehicle. But school zones, age rules, and private property can still turn a lawful gun owner into a defendant. The three traps, with the statutes in hand, updated for the June 2026 Eubanks ruling.

The Supreme Court held that using cannabis, by itself, does not strip you of your Second Amendment right to possess a firearm. Here is what United States v. Hemani actually said — and the limits it left in place for Florida gun owners.

Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal held the state’s ban on concealed carry by 18-to-20-year-olds unconstitutional in Eubanks v. State. Here is what changed — and the purchase and location limits that did not.