2026 Primary Survey Results
Welcome to the 2026 Florida Gun Owners Candidate Survey Results page for the Republican Primary election to be held on August 18th, 2026.
Below you will find every completed survey that we have received from the candidates running to represent you: in the State House, the State Senate, the United States Congress, Governor, Attorney General, Commissioner of Agriculture and Chief Financial Officer.
If a candidate running in your area is not listed here, they did not complete and return their survey to Florida Gun Owners.
You can sort this data by what office you are interested in, what county you live in, or by a candidate’s name to find the answers to the survey questions that we’ve listed below. You will even see a link to each candidate’s completed survey, so you can see their answers for yourself!
(NOTE: just because a candidate is listed here does not necessarily mean they answered 100% pro-gun! Be sure to check the candidate’s responses to each and every question on their survey.)
If you have questions or concerns about the survey data, please contact us at: [email protected].
Questions:
1. Repealing Florida’s “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Law
Florida’s Emergency Risk Protection Order (RPO) or “Red Flag” laws allow judges to order the confiscation of a citizen’s firearm(s) based on hearsay evidence, in court hearings where the accused may not even be allowed to testify on their behalf [1]. In practice, these laws create a process to strip away a citizen’s firearms and rights without them being convicted of any crime, offering no due process and no ability to defend themselves in a court of law — as has been used against Floridians in the thousands since 2018.
If elected, would you sponsor legislation to repeal Florida’s Emergency Risk Protection Order AKA “Red Flag” gun law that violates due process rights, strips gun owners of their Second Amendment freedoms, and does nothing to stop violent criminals?
2. Strengthening “Constitutional Carry” & Storing Firearms in Vehicles
Our “Constitutional Carry” law leaves much to be desired. For example, current law fails to allow lawful Floridians the ability to carry any legally possessed weapon for self-defense and only permits handguns to be concealed carried. A true Constitutional Carry law would restore Floridians’ ability to carry loaded shotguns and rifles in their vehicles.
If elected, would you support legislation strengthening Florida’s “Constitutional Carry” law to restore the right for gun owners in Florida to carry whatever legally owned self-defense tool that they choose and allow Florida citizens the ability to carry and/or store their legally owned and possessed weapons in their vehicle?
3. Repealing the Open Carry Ban
Florida is one of only four states in America that criminalize the open carry of firearms, and the only Republican-controlled state in America to do so. Many gun owners see this as a gross infringement of Floridians’ Second Amendment rights and want to see the Florida Legislature repeal this ban immediately. Importantly, Florida’s First District Court of Appeal already ruled in 2025 that the ban is unconstitutional.
If elected, would you support legislation repealing Florida’s ban on the open carry of firearms?
4. Absolute Opposition to All Forms of Gun Control
Almost every legislative candidate will say “I support the Second Amendment,” but not all will stand firmly against new and invasive forms of gun control, especially when “compromises” are offered.
Will you publicly oppose all methods of gun control, including those that the media calls “reasonable,” including but not limited to laws that disallow those with simple misdemeanor convictions from owning and carrying guns, increasing the minimum age of those who carry guns for self-defense, new taxes on ammunition, and new ways to track guns and gun owners?
5. Restoring Purchase Rights for Young Adults (Ages 18–20)
In the 2025 legislative session, the Florida House passed legislation lowering the age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18, but that legislation died in the Senate. These legal adults’ Second Amendment freedoms are being infringed upon, and it is past time that the Florida Legislature correct this.
If elected, will you support, co-sponsor, and vote yes on legislation that restores the right of 18–20-year-old adults to legally purchase long guns in Florida with no waiting period required?
6. Repealing Florida’s Mandatory Waiting Period
As part of a gun-control package (SB 7026) that was passed in 2018 and signed into law by then-Governor Rick Scott, Florida implemented a 3-day-minimum waiting period for all firearm purchases, among other provisions. As we have seen across the country and here in Florida, waiting periods are deadly for lawful citizens, keeping potential victims from quick access to firearms, especially when they feel that their life is in imminent danger.
If elected, will you publicly support legislation repealing Florida’s deadly waiting period law?
7. Repealing Florida’s “Safe Storage” Penalties
Florida implemented a deadly “Safe Storage” law that requires Florida gun owners to lock up their firearms in a state-approved manner or face criminal charges. Real criminals are empowered by these laws because they simply disregard them.
If elected, would you publicly support legislation that repeals Florida’s deadly “Safe Storage” law that does nothing to stop violent criminals but instead empowers them to victimize innocent Floridians in their homes?
8. Repealing the State-Level Bump Stock Ban
Also in 2018, Florida implemented a policy that completely bans bump stocks in the State of Florida. However, on June 14, 2024, the United States Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on bump stocks. Even so, this rifle accessory remains banned under state law here in Florida. As the court found and as any gun owner knows, these devices do not turn a firearm into a machine gun because they still require individual pulls of the trigger to fire each cartridge.
If elected, would you publicly support legislation repealing Florida’s ban on bump stocks that were found by the U.S. Supreme Court to not be machine guns or turn firearms into machine guns?
9. Opposing Semiautomatic and Magazine Bans
Gun control advocates hype the false idea that certain cosmetic features make some semi-automatic firearms or high-capacity magazines “different” than others [1]. Media hysteria has led to the misperception that semi-automatic firearms are so-called “assault weapons”. All semi-automatic firearms function essentially the same, as do all magazines. The federal ban on “assault weapons” expired in September 2004, and Florida has eliminated its own restrictions on magazine capacity, but some in Florida are trying to make these firearms and accessories illegal here by state law.
Do you oppose legislation banning the manufacture, sale, or possession of semi-automatic firearms and/or standard-capacity magazines, recognizing that these restrictions do nothing to stop crime but only serve to harass gun owners?
10. Supporting the Second Amendment Protection Act (SAPA)
In 2021, the State of Missouri passed the Second Amendment Protection Act, otherwise known as SAPA, which prohibits the federal government from ‘commandeering’ state and local law enforcement to enforce federal gun laws. Interest in this legislation has exploded across the grassroots gun owner community, and states across America are moving this legislation.
Would you support legislation like the Second Amendment Protection Act, which simply prohibits the federal commandeering of state and local law enforcement resources for gun control enforcement and imposes civil penalties on those departments that violate SAPA?
11. Opposing Private Gun Sale Bans (“Universal Gun Registration”)
Anti-gun organizations, often funded with out-of-state resources, have been clamoring for legislation to end all private party sales in Florida—and go so far as to make it a felony for family members to pass firearms down to the next generation without submitting to a federal NICS check, thereby adding themselves and the firearm to a federal list.
Do you oppose and would you vote NO on Bloomberg’s “Universal Gun Registration” legislation that would ban all private party sales and label offenders as felons for simply passing down a family firearm to a descendant or sharing a firearm with a friend while on a hunting trip?
12. Opposing Mental Health as a Backdoor for Gun Control
Mental health has become a backdoor for gun control by expanding the criteria for voluntary and involuntary mental health commitments, adding more people to the NICS ‘prohibited persons’ list often without due process and full adjudication by a court of law. Once a person’s name is placed on this list, it is virtually impossible to have it removed. Legislation has been introduced multiple times in recent years that would greatly expand the range of people who would be able to add a person’s name to the prohibited person’s list, including “Red Flag” legislation that would strip gun owners of their Second Amendment rights without due process.
Would you oppose all so-called “mental health” legislation that would deny law-abiding Floridians their gun rights without due process through a court of law?
13. Eliminating “Gun-Free Zones” (“Criminal Safe Zones”)
Most mass shootings happen in so-called “Gun-Free” areas where law-abiding citizens are forced to disarm, which quite literally has resulted in violent criminals targeting these sites [1]. This prevents otherwise law-abiding citizens from defending themselves, their loved ones, and innocent citizens around them.
If elected, would you support legislation to eliminate restrictions on law-abiding gun owners from carrying a firearm in certain so-called “Gun-Free” areas, otherwise known as “Criminal Safe Zones?”
14. In your own words, what does the Second Amendment mean to you?
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Questions:
1. Do you believe the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights is a limitation on government, is an individual right that is protected by the Constitution of the United States of America, and that it is the duty of the United States Congress to protect that right?
2. If elected, would you OPPOSE and vote NO on legislation that restricts law-abiding citizens from privately selling firearms to other law-abiding citizens without possessing a Federal Firearms License or submitting to a state or federal background check? These checks form a de facto national gun registry, which the ATF recently said contains one billion records.
3. If elected, would you OPPOSE and vote NO on legislation that establishes a federal ‘Red Flag Gun Confiscation’ law in America, knowing that these proposals violate Americas long enshrined due process rights by allowing the courts to order the seizure of a gun owner’s firearms, before they’ve been convicted of a crime in a court of law?
4. If elected, would you OPPOSE and vote NO on legislation that makes it illegal for law-abiding citizens to own and possess firearms and firearms accessories such as standard 30-round magazines, firearms made from 80% lowers, suppressors and other accessories that are in common use, making firearms safer to use while not increasing violent crime?
5. If elected, would you OPPOSE and vote NO on legislation like S. 1531/ H.R. 3115 which makes felons out of law-abiding gun owners for the sale, manufacture, importation, or possession of hundreds of different styles of semi-automatic rifles, shotguns or handguns, including the AR-15?
6. If elected, would you OPPOSE and vote NO on all legislative attempts to disarm lawful citizens through mental health processes that allow judges, doctors, nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, or anyone else to arbitrarily declare someone mentally defective, disarming them before they’ve had their day in court?
7. If elected, would you SUPPORT and vote YES on legislation like H.R. 221 which would abolish the scandal-ridden Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after giving them time to inventory and sell the firearms in their possession and divert their cases to the Federal Bureau of Investigation?
8. If elected, would you SUPPORT and vote YES on legislation that would repeal the 1994 Gun Free Schools Act, which has made America’s schools the site of repeated mass shootings, as violent criminals know that they are unlikely to face any armed opposition?
9. If elected, would you SUPPORT and vote YES on legislation such as H.R. 335 that would repeal the National Firearms Act, which has been used to subvert people’s right to own the tools they need to maintain freedom against tyrannical government?
10. In your own words, what does the Second Amendment mean to you?
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Questions:
1. In 2018, Florida Republicans stripped young adults of their right to legally purchase firearms. If elected Governor, would you sign legislation like HB 133 / HB 759 into law, which reduces the minimum age to purchase all firearms from 21 to 18, fully restoring Second Amendment rights to young adult Floridians?
2. Following the September 2025 First District Court of Appeal ruling in McDaniels v. State which struck down the open carry ban, Florida became a de facto open carry state. If elected Governor, would you sign legislation to formally codify unrestricted Constitutional Open Carry into the Florida Statutes, ensuring no future anti-gun administration can weaponize the law against gun owners?
3. If elected Governor, would you sign Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) legislation, similar to past HB 1205, which prohibits Florida state and local law enforcement from being commandeered to enforce unconstitutional federal gun control laws, executive orders, or unilateral ATF agency “rules,” backed by strict civil penalties for violations?
4. If elected Governor, would you pledge to veto any and all legislation that seeks to limit the sale, manufacture, importation, or possession of semi-automatic rifles (such as AR-15s), shotguns, handguns, or magazines of any arbitrary capacity?
5. While Florida recently expanded school guardians to college campuses via HB 757, ordinary citizens with a Concealed Weapon License (CWL) are still banned from carrying on campus. If elected Governor, would you sign legislation to eliminate restrictions on law-abiding gun owners carrying firearms on public college and university campuses (true Campus Carry), turning these “Criminal Safe Zones” into safe zones for self-defense?
6. In 2018, Florida enacted a “Risk Protection Order” (RPO) law (s. 790.401, F.S.) . If elected Governor, would you sign legislation to completely repeal Florida’s Red Flag gun confiscation law, which currently allows the state to seize firearms from individuals without them being charged, tried, or convicted of a crime?
7. Florida currently maintains one of the strongest preemption laws in the nation (s. 790.33, F.S.), which penalizes local politicians who enact rogue local gun control. If elected Governor, would you veto any attempts to weaken this statute and sign legislation to strengthen preemption with even stiffer criminal and monetary penalties for local officials who violate it?
8. If elected governor, would you veto legislation that bans private firearm sales or transfers between law-abiding citizens by requiring government background checks, otherwise known as Bloomberg’s “Universal Gun Registration” scheme?
9. If elected governor, would you veto all so-called “mental health” gun control legislation that denies Floridians their Second Amendment rights without due process of law, through expanded mental health restrictions or bureaucratic determinations?
10. If elected governor, would you sign legislation eliminating restrictions on law-abiding gun owners from carrying firearms in so-called “Gun-Free Zones,” otherwise known as “Criminal Safe Zones,” where violent criminals know their victims will be defenseless?
11. In your own words, what does the Second Amendment mean to you?
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Questions:
1. Florida law strictly prohibits local governments from keeping illegal gun registries (s. 790.335, F.S.) . As Attorney General, will you continue to use the full authority of your office to prosecute and file multi-million dollar lawsuits, similar to the $5 million suit against Jacksonville in May 2026, against any municipality or agency that willfully maintains illegal gun logs or infringes on state preemption?
2. As Attorney General, will you refuse to defend Florida’s 2018 ban on firearm sales to 18-to-20-year-olds (s. 790.065(13), F.S.) in state or federal court, and actively support petitions (such as NRA v. Glass) to have the U.S. Supreme Court strike down this unconstitutional purchase ban?
3. Following the landmark First DCA ruling in McDaniels v. State, the Attorney General’s office declared open carry legal statewide. As Attorney General, will you commit to never defending prosecutions under the prior unconstitutional open carry ban and aggressively defend the right of law-abiding Floridians to carry firearms openly in public?
4. As Attorney General, will you issue formal legal guidance prohibiting Florida state and local agencies from coordinating with, assisting, or spending taxpayer resources to enforce unilateral federal ATF “rules,” executive orders, or federal bans on common firearm accessories (such as pistol braces, suppressors, or home-build kits)?
5. As Attorney General, will you aggressively defend Florida’s Stand Your Ground and pre-trial immunity laws (s. 776.012 / s. 776.032, F.S.) against all federal, local, or special-interest lawsuits designed to dilute or dismantle the legal protections of Florida gun owners?
6. In your own words, what does the Second Amendment mean to you?
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Questions:
1. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services administers Florida’s concealed weapon/firearm licensing program through its Division of Licensing.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you ensure the Division of Licensing processes concealed weapon/firearm license applications and renewals quickly, fairly, and without using bureaucratic delays, political bias, extra paperwork, or administrative “slow-walking” to discourage law-abiding Floridians from carrying for self-defense?
2. In 2018, Florida Republicans stripped young adults of their right to legally purchase firearms, and anti-gun politicians have continued trying to treat legal adults like second-class citizens when it comes to the Second Amendment.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you issue concealed weapon/firearm licenses to every eligible 18-to-20-year-old adult to the fullest extent allowed by law, and publicly support legislation or court action fully restoring the carry and purchase rights of young adult Floridians?
3. FDACS maintains sensitive information submitted by Floridians seeking concealed weapon/firearm licenses, including information that anti-gun politicians would love to weaponize.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you oppose any attempt to use FDACS licensing records, fingerprints, application data, photographs, payment information, or renewal data to create, maintain, share, or assist any local, state, or federal gun-owner registry or surveillance program?
4. The gun-control lobby’s playbook relies on executive orders, unilateral ATF “rules,” federal pressure campaigns, and backdoor enforcement schemes targeting lawful gun owners.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you issue written agency policy prohibiting FDACS divisions, employees, contractors, and law-enforcement personnel from assisting in the enforcement of unconstitutional federal gun-control laws, executive orders, or unilateral ATF “rules” targeting pistol braces, suppressors, home-build kits, private sales, ammunition, or other commonly owned firearms and accessories, unless expressly required by Florida law?
5. Gun stores, ranges, firearm trainers, hunting and sporting businesses, private security companies, and Second Amendment organizations should not face political harassment from state regulators.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you prohibit FDACS from using inspections, licensing, consumer complaints, vendor rules, procurement policies, grants, contracts, or any other agency authority to target, punish, blacklist, or pressure lawful firearms-related businesses or Second Amendment advocacy organizations?
6. Law-abiding Floridians should not be forced to pay excessive fees or wait through unnecessary delays just to exercise a constitutionally protected right.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you work to reduce concealed weapon/firearm license fees, cut renewal costs, expand convenient application and renewal locations, eliminate unnecessary delays, and oppose any new training, insurance, biometric, or “suitability” mandates that go beyond the minimum requirements of state law?
7. Millions of acres of Florida forests and rural lands are used by hunters, campers, hikers, families, and lawful gun owners who should not be disarmed by agency red tape.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you oppose any FDACS or Florida Forest Service rule, policy, lease condition, signage requirement, or land-use regulation that restricts law-abiding Floridians from carrying firearms for lawful self-defense on state forests or other FDACS-managed public lands?
The Commissioner of Agriculture is a statewide elected official with a public platform, Cabinet responsibilities, and influence in Tallahassee.
If elected Commissioner of Agriculture, will you publicly support legislation to repeal Florida’s Red Flag gun confiscation law, codify Constitutional Open Carry, enact Second Amendment Preservation Act protections, repeal waiting periods and “safe storage” penalties, restore gun rights to 18-to-20-year-old adults, and oppose any gun-control “compromise” that restricts law-abiding gun owners?
8. In your own words, what does the Second Amendment mean to you?
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Questions:
1. Leftist financial institutions have used ESG scoring and “reputational risk” to deny banking services to gun manufacturers, FFL dealers, and Second Amendment advocacy groups. If elected CFO, will you prohibit the use of ESG metrics or political ideology in determining which lawful businesses may access Florida’s banking, investment, and financial services?
2. If elected CFO, will you refuse to deposit, invest, or manage Florida taxpayer funds with any major financial institution that “debanks” or discriminates against lawful firearms businesses or Second Amendment advocacy organizations?
3. If elected CFO, will you terminate or refuse to sign state contracts and vendor agreements with any bank or credit card processor that maintains policies denying services to constitutionally protected firearms-related commerce?
4. Florida law (s. 790.335 / SB 214) strictly bans payment processors from using specialized Merchant Category Codes (MCC) to track or flag firearms and ammunition purchases. If elected CFO, will you aggressively audit and prosecute credit card companies and financial institutions that attempt to implement financial surveillance schemes on Florida gun buyers?
5. Federal agencies have explored using digital currencies and transaction monitoring to track law-abiding citizens’ firearm purchases. If elected CFO, will you use the full authority of your office to block any state or federal attempt to implement financial surveillance or Central Bank Digital Currencies designed to restrict gun owners’ financial freedom?
6. In your own words, what does the Second Amendment mean to you?
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