<Table> <Tr> <Th> Subject / Law </Th> <Th> Long guns </Th> <Th> Handguns </Th> <Th> Relevant Statutes </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State license to Purchase ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Firearm registration ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Chapter 790.335 </Td> <Td> It is a felony under Florida law to create , maintain or publish any list , record or registry of legally owned firearms or law - abiding firearm owners . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Owner license required ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Assault weapon law ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Magazine Capacity Restriction ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Concealed Carry license required ? </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Chapter 790.06 </Td> <Td> Allows concealed possession of handguns , electronic weapons or devices , tear gas guns , knives , or billies , but not long guns or machine guns per Chapter 790.06 ( 1 ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Open Carry ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Chapter 790.053 , </Td> <Td> Open carry of firearms is generally banned except open or concealed carry is allowed for without a license under 790.25 for certain protected places and activities . Exceptions include in the home , place of work , hunting , fishing , camping , or while practice shooting and while traveling to and from those activities . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> State Preemption of local restrictions ? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Chapter 790.33 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> NFA weapons restricted ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> Chapter 790.161 </Td> <Td> Making , possessing , throwing , projecting , or discharging any destructive device , or any attempt to do so is a felony in Florida . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peaceable Journey laws ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> Federal rules observed . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Duty to inform ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> Florida law does not require one to disclose one 's possession of a firearm on contact with Law Enforcement . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Background checks required for private sales ? </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> No </Td> <Td> None </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Red flag law ? </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> Yes </Td> <Td> SB 7026 </Td> <Td> The police can get judicial approval to confiscate , for up to a year , the firearms of a person deemed a danger to themselves or others . </Td> </Tr> </Table>
do you need a permit or license to own a gun in florida
No