Permitless carry bill expected to reach DeSantis soon

Republicans in the state Legislature this week are closing in on their goal of getting a permitless carry bill on the governor's desk sooner rather than later. The state Senate had its first look at the permitless carry bill in the Criminal Justice Committee Monday. If signed, as the governor has promised, the policy would allow the concealed carrying of firearms in Florida without the currently required permit or training. Republicans call the change a Second Amendment right that does not require a "government permission slip."