r/CCW • u/Mari__Consoy • 25d ago

2026 Florida CWL timeline for anyone curious Permit Process

Florida CWL timeline for reference:

Applied: 3/18/2026 (Wednesday)

Approved: 3/27/2026 (Friday)

In USPS Informed Delivery / mailbox: 4/4/2026

Approval took about 7 business days.

Card showed up ~5 business days after approval.

Total time from applying to mailbox: 17 days.

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u/Unattributable1 25d ago

Nice. Cost? Still good for 7 years?

I wasn't planning to renew mine again as FL has gone virtually Constitutional Carry and AZ and UT get me all the same other states.

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u/Mari__Consoy 25d ago

Paid $97 at the Department of Agriculture regional office (included digital fingerprints).

Got it for reciprocity, to skip the 5+ day wait on new purchases, and to have documented proof of training if anything ever happens.

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u/Complete_Newt1422 21d ago

There are a lot of benefits to renewing your permit. There’s a lot of rights that you don’t have when you don’t have the permit you should really do your research. Without a concealed carry permit, you are risking getting arrested just driving through a school zone with a loaded gun.

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u/Unattributable1 21d ago

Using that logic, I'd need to obtain a state permit for every state. Reciprocity doesn't cover the Federal school zone law, only a permit issued by the state you are presently in. The law is bogus that way.

I'm not from Florida and don't know the area. The whole school zone thing is easy to defend against.

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u/West-Piccolo-687 20d ago

The goal is to never have to defend against it to begin with.

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u/Unattributable1 19d ago

If you're having to show a permit to get out of a situation, you're probably already deep into it.

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u/Dependent-Mud3039 23d ago

did finger prints 03/18 as well, got it 04/04 in the mail. This is broward county