The new law will allow anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida to carry one without a permit.
signed Monday, giving the governor another legislative victory as he prepares a campaign for president.
It means training and a background check will not be required to carry concealed guns in public. It takes effect July 1. However, Democrats and gun safety advocates - pointing to mass shootings in Florida like the massacre at the 2016 Pulse nightclub in Orlando and the deadly 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland - say the new law will only make the state more dangerous.
Nearly 3 million Floridians have a concealed weapons permit. While a background check and three-day waiting period will still be required to purchase a gun from a licensed dealer, they are not required for private transactions or exchanges of weapons.
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