TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -- Gun instructors are encouraging residents to understand the law before openly carrying firearms in Florida. The warning comes as Florida's open carry ban, which stood for decades, will soon come to an end.

The state will be on board with law abiding adult citizens carrying their firearms in public.

NRA instructor Joe Yagar gave 8 On Your Side a side-by-side view of the open and concealed carry of a gun. He said the same rules apply, you must be 21 years old, you don't need a permit, and you can't have a criminal record. But it doesn't end there.

"The laws, again apply to you. So if you don't know what you're doing, you are more of a danger to the surrounding society than you are an asset," Yagar said.

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