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This bill amends Florida Statute 790.065 to extend confidentiality protections to records related to ammunition purchases, similar to existing protections for firearm purchases. Specifically, the bill makes records containing information about buyers or transferees of ammunition who are not legally prohibited from receiving such items confidential and exempt from public records disclosure requirements. The bill includes a sunset provision that will automatically repeal these confidentiality protections on October 2, 2030, unless the Legislature reenacts them. The Legislature justifies this exemption by arguing that releasing such information could potentially lead to harassment of law-abiding citizens exercising their Second Amendment rights, drawing parallels to existing protections for firearm ownership records. The bill's effective date is contingent upon the passage of a related bill (HB 53) in the same legislative session. The confidentiality applies to records created by the Department of Law Enforcement during criminal history background checks, which must be destroyed within 48 hours after responding to a licensee's request.

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https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/55