BASIC INFORMATION CONCERNING FLORIDA CONCEALED WEAPONS STATUTES. REFER TO CHAPTER 790 FLORIDA STATUTES FOR MORE INFORMATION.

1. Chapter 790 Florida Statute
Weapons and Firearms

2. Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students should be familiar
with the:
 Florida Use of Force Statutes
 Legal requirements to carry concealed weapons and
firearms in the state of Florida
 Fundamental skills necessary to safely store, handle
and operate firearms.

3. Chapter 790 Florida Statutes

4. Chapter 790.06
 Licensing Requirements:
 US Residents, Permanent Legal Residents,
certified foreign Consular Security official
 21 years of age or older
 No physical infirmity that prevents safe
handling

5. Chapter 790.06
 Licensing Requirements:
 Not a convicted felon (790.23)
 Not been committed for abuse of Controlled
Substance

6. Chapter 790.06
 Licensing Requirements:
 No convictions of Chapter 890; related to
controlled substance in past 3 years
 Not habitual drunk or person that uses other
substances to the point that normal faculties
are impaired

7. Chapter 790 Florida Statute

8. Chapter 790.02
 Carrying a concealed weapon (without a license) is
declared a “Breach of Peace”.
 Officer that have (reasonable suspicion) probable
cause to believe that a concealed weapon is being
carried; may arrest without warrant.

9. Chapter 790.01
Carrying Concealed Weapons
 (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person who
carries a concealed weapon or electric weapon or
device on or about his or her person commits a
misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided
in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
 (2) A person who carries a concealed firearm on
or about his or her person commits a felony of the
third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082,
s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
 (3) This section does not apply to a person licensed to
carry a concealed weapon or a concealed firearm
pursuant to the provisions of s. 790.06.

10. Chapter 790.053
Open Carrying of Weapons
 (1) Except as otherwise provided by law and in subsection (2), it is
unlawful for any person to openly carry on or about his or her person
any firearm or electric weapon or device.
 (2) A person may openly carry, for purposes of lawful self-
defense:
(a) A self-defense chemical spray.
(b) A nonlethal stun gun or dart-firing stun gun or other
nonlethal electric weapon or device that is designed solely for
defensive purposes.
 (3) Any person violating this section commits a misdemeanor of the
second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

11. Chapter 790.001 Definitions
16 “Readily accessible for immediate use” means that
a firearm or other weapon is carried on the person or
within such close proximity and in such a manner that
it can be retrieved and used as easily and quickly as if
carried on the person.

12. Chapter 790.001 Definitions
 (17) “Securely encased” means in a glove
compartment, whether or not locked; snapped in a
holster; in a gun case, whether or not locked; in a
zippered gun case; or in a closed box or container
which requires a lid or cover to be opened for access