ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida set a record earlier this year when it comes applications for concealed weapons licenses.More Floridians applied for concealed weapons licenses (CWL) in October than any other month in the state’s history, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said in a news release.Statistics show there were 38,349 new CWL applications in October, in addition to 8,590 CWL renewal applications.
There have been at least 36,000 new CWL applications every month since July 2020, with the department projected to process a record 305,043 new applications and 143,749 renewal applications in 2020.