summary
Introduced
11/17/2023
11/17/2023
In Committee
12/05/2023
12/05/2023
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 background checks on all persons involved in a firearm sale or other transfer; requiring firearm sales or other transfers between unlicensed persons to be conducted through, and processed by, a licensed dealer; specifying requirements for firearm sales or transfers through licensed dealers; authorizing a fee; providing exceptions; providing criminal penalties; requiring the investigating 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; revising criminal penalties for violations; providing exceptions; providing and revising definitions; amending s. 790.175, F.S.; prohibiting licensed dealers from selling firearms without trigger locks or gun cases; providing exceptions; revising required written warnings to be delivered by licensed dealers to purchasers or transferees upon retail commercial sales or retail transfers of firearms; requiring certain written materials to be delivered to gun purchasers; providing applicability; requiring licensed dealers and purchasers to sign a specified statement; providing record retention requirements for licensed dealers; providing construction; providing criminal penalties; defining the term “licensed dealer”; creating s. 790.223, F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting certain actions leading to the manufacture or assembly, sale, or transfer of a firearm not imprinted with a valid serial number; prohibiting specified acts involving unfinished firearm frames or receivers; prohibiting specified acts involving undetectable firearms; 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 an exception; providing criminal penalties; providing applicability; providing construction; defining the term “licensed dealer”; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill, the Responsible Gun Ownership Act, proposes several key provisions:
1. It requires background checks on all persons involved in a firearm sale or other transfer, unless specifically exempted by state or federal law. If the purchaser or transferee is not a licensed dealer, the sale or transfer must be conducted through a licensed dealer, who will process the transaction and conduct the background check.
2. It revises the requirements for the safe storage of firearms, including extending the storage requirements to firearms accessible to prohibited users (such as minors or those prohibited by law from possessing firearms). Violations can result in increased criminal penalties.
3. It requires licensed dealers to sell firearms with trigger locks or gun cases, and to provide written warnings and safety information to purchasers. Dealers must also retain records of sales and comply with other requirements.
4. It prohibits the manufacture, sale, or transfer of firearms, frames, or receivers that do not have a valid serial number, with some exceptions. It also prohibits the possession of undetectable firearms and the use of 3D printers or CNC milling machines to manufacture firearms without a valid license.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice (on 03/08/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/518 |
| BillText | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/518/BillText/Filed/HTML |
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