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Originally Posted by buggyone
I found out something interesting regarding buying handguns in Florida. Anyone who has a DD214 (Armed Forces Discharge) can get a Concealed Carry Permit just by paying a fingerprint fee and processing fee - about $115 total. No test, no skill in firing. Figure that most of the vets in The Villages had active service over 40 years ago.
Once that permit is issued, you can go out and buy and take home a pistol that same day. No waiting period.
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The CCW license is not issued until after the fingerprints are submitted and
a background check is completed. That is the purpose of obtaining the fingerprints. The DD-214 simply demonstrates that the applicant has received training in the safe handling of firearms.
There are a variety of other documents that are acceptable for demonstrating firearms safety training, including a hunter safety course. When younger I was a certified Florida Hunter Safety instructor. The course, like the DD-214, is about training in safe handling of firearms, not marksmanship.
Firearms ownership and use is the most highly regulated of all of the Second Amendment rights.
Relax.
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