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Introduced
10/27/2023
10/27/2023
In Committee
11/13/2023
11/13/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/08/2024
03/08/2024
Introduced Session
2024 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to weapons and firearms; providing a short title; creating s. 790.0653, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring a background check on every sale or other transfer of a firearm; requiring background checks on all persons involved in firearm sales or other transfers; requiring firearm sales or other transfers to be conducted through, and processed by, a licensed dealer; authorizing a fee; providing exceptions; providing criminal penalties; requiring the investing law enforcement agency to report certain violations to the Attorney General; providing applicability; amending s. 790.174, F.S.; revising requirements for the safe storage of firearms; providing and revising definitions; revising criminal penalties for violations; providing exceptions; amending s. 790.175, F.S.; requiring firearms to be sold by dealers with trigger locks or gun cases; providing exceptions; revising warnings to be posted in gun dealerships; requiring certain materials to be given to gun purchasers; requiring a purchaser to sign a specified statement; providing record retention requirements for dealers; providing construction; providing criminal penalties; creating s. 790.223, F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting specified acts involving unfinished firearm frames or receivers; providing criminal penalties; providing applicability; prohibiting certain actions leading to the assembly of a firearm; prohibiting certain activities involving a three-dimensional printer or computer numerical control milling machine that has the primary or intended function of manufacturing or assembling firearms or related items; providing exceptions; providing construction; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the "Responsible Gun Ownership Act," proposes several key provisions. It requires background checks on all firearm sales or transfers, with limited exceptions, and mandates that such transactions be conducted through licensed firearms dealers. The bill also revises requirements for the safe storage of firearms, including requiring locked boxes or trigger locks. Additionally, it prohibits the sale, transfer, or possession of unfinished firearm frames or receivers without a valid serial number, with some exceptions for law enforcement, the military, and licensed dealers. The bill establishes criminal penalties for violations and requires the reporting of certain violations by law enforcement to the Attorney General.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (20)
Christine Hunschofsky (D)*,
Kristen Arrington (D),
Robin Bartleman (D),
LaVon Bracy Davis (D),
Hillary Cassel (R),
Lindsay Cross (D),
Fentrice Driskell (D),
Anna Eskamani (D),
Ashley Gantt (D),
Mike Gottlieb (D),
Rita Harris (D),
Dotie Joseph (D),
Tom Keen (D),
Johanna López (D),
Angie Nixon (D),
Felicia Robinson (D),
Kelly Skidmore (D),
Susan L. Valdés (R),
Katherine Waldron (D),
Patricia Williams (D),
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee (on 03/08/2024)
Official Document
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bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/291 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/291/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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