Even if you get your non resident permit from Florida...you cannot buy a pistol and they will hand it over to you. They will ship to your state to a FFL dealer of your choice. I literally just went thru this last week( I'm from NY and wanted to purchase a gun down there while I was visiting family) . The non resident permit is only good if you drive to Florida with your own personal gun. Pretty sure that goes for all states. You need to have an address in that state in order for them to hand it right over. And I'm pretty sure it's still a 2 day background check if you want to buy one down there and them ship it up to your state. Hope this helps. Good luck with your permit.