We have a place in south Florida and are down here for 10 days. While we are here, I took the opportunity to renew my Florida CCW license. I had heard that the process here is simple and streamlined, so I went down to my local tax collectors office, 20 minutes away, and was in and out with my renewal in under a half hour. They took care of the paperwork, photos, and fingerprinting in that time. The fee was $99 for the next seven years. Compare that to the laborious and expensive process in New Jersey. Damn, our state sucks!
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Same here. I’ll never buy another firearm in NJ that’s for sure. Easy peasy in FL with no permit fees when you have a FL CCW and a FL residence. Can’t wait to get back down
I thought FL was constitutional carry?
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If you have a CCW in FL you have less restrictions from what I understand, and no waiting period, so you’re in and out with your firearm in an hour and a half or less. plus it gets me more states to carry 
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You are absolutely correct.
NJ_SIG explained why it’s still good to have a CCW permit.
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That’s what I started to type too, then did a quick search, and it only pertains to Florida residents. Out of state residents either need a Florida nonresident CCW, or a reciprocity agreement with their home state CCW.
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Anyone with a NJ firearms hunting license can get a FL non-resident CCW, literally, by mail. They consider that firearms safety training. Takes about two weeks.
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Got my FL permit just before Bruen dropped. It took about two months, only because the first set of fingerprints were rejected and had to be redone. I used my Hunter’s Ed cert and my NRA basic pistol (only needed one or the other). Obviously, I got my NJ permit early (when they were still issued by the court), and my PA non-res soon after. I love Florida too, and PA.
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I have a PA CCW too. Not having to lock your firearm in your vehicle safe, or having to leave it home when going to a restaurant in FL or PA is a thing of beauty
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I have a home in SW Florida too. We’re leaving in two weeks to spend the winter. I renewed my CWFL last year. Florida really has it right. In and out fast. 3 more years and I hope to be a full time resident there. The way things are going in New York and now here with the election in NJ too we maybe moving up our timetable for an exit.
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Not to mention being able to remove the holster with gun intact, and not having to constantly unload and reload.
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