Actually Florida is one of the Moderate States. Vermont is a very open state. Moderate States such as Florida, Texas, Georgia, etc. ban Open Carry w/o a liscense and shall issue lisences at 21. Yes, we still allow AWs and MGs. Open states like Idaho, Utah, Louisiana, Mississippi etc. allow open carry w/o a lisence, permit AWs and MGs. Very Open states like Vermont allow everything.
Don't fool yourself Florida isn't this great land of the free unless you compare it to Restrictive States Such as SC, NC, VA, WA, OR, etc. or Extremely Restrictive States such as CA, IL, KS, OH, WI, HI, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, and MD where they Ban AWs, Class-3, and in some have no CCW
Extremely Restrictive: CA, IL, KS, OH, WI, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ, HI, DC, and MD
Restrictive: SC, NC, VA, WA, OR, IA, MO, DE, NM, MN, and MI
Moderate: FL, GA, PA, AL, TX, IN, OK, CO, NE, and AZ
Open: MS, ID, LA, TN, KY, NH, AR, SD, ND, UT, MT, WY, AK, and NV
Very Open: VT