| 16 | | - | period for firearm purchases; amending s. 790.0655, 3 |
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| 17 | | - | F.S.; removing a provision authorizing the mandatory 4 |
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| 18 | | - | waiting period to expire upon completion of a records 5 |
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| 19 | | - | check; providing an effective date. 6 |
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| 21 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 |
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| 23 | | - | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 10 |
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| 24 | | - | 790.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended to re ad: 11 |
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| 25 | | - | 790.0655 Purchase and delivery of firearms; mandatory 12 |
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| 26 | | - | waiting period; exceptions; penalties. — 13 |
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| 27 | | - | (1)(a) A mandatory 3-day waiting period, excluding 14 |
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| 28 | | - | weekends and legal holidays, is imposed between the purchase and 15 |
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| 29 | | - | delivery at retail of a firearm. The mandatory waiting period is 16 |
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| 30 | | - | 3 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, or expires upon 17 |
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| 31 | | - | the completion of the records checks required under s. 790.065, 18 |
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| 32 | | - | whichever occurs later . "Purchase" means the transfer of money 19 |
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| 33 | | - | or other valuable consideration to the retailer. "Retailer" has 20 |
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| 34 | | - | the same meaning as in s. 212.02(13), means and includes a 21 |
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| 35 | | - | licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer 22 |
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| 36 | | - | engaged in the business of making firearm sales at retail or for 23 |
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| 37 | | - | distribution, or use, or consumption, or stora ge to be used or 24 |
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| 38 | | - | consumed in this state , as defined in s. 212.02(13) . 25 |
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| 51 | | - | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 26 |
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| 16 | + | period for firearms purchases; amending s. 790.0655, 3 |
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| 17 | + | F.S.; revising when the mandatory waiting period 4 |
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| 18 | + | expires; providing an effective date. 5 |
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| 19 | + | 6 |
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| 20 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7 |
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| 21 | + | 8 |
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| 22 | + | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 9 |
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| 23 | + | 790.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 10 |
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| 24 | + | 790.0655 Purchase and delivery of firearms; ma ndatory 11 |
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| 25 | + | waiting period; exceptions; penalties. — 12 |
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| 26 | + | (1)(a) A mandatory waiting period is imposed between the 13 |
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| 27 | + | purchase and delivery of a firearm. The mandatory waiting period 14 |
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| 28 | + | is 3 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, or expires 15 |
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| 29 | + | upon the completion of the records checks required under s. 16 |
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| 30 | + | 790.065, whichever occurs earlier later. "Purchase" means the 17 |
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| 31 | + | transfer of money or other valuable consideration to the 18 |
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| 32 | + | retailer. "Retailer" means and includes a licensed importer, 19 |
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| 33 | + | licensed manufacturer, or licensed deal er engaged in the 20 |
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| 34 | + | business of making firearm sales at retail or for distribution, 21 |
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| 35 | + | or use, or consumption, or storage to be used or consumed in 22 |
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| 36 | + | this state, as defined in s. 212.02(13). 23 |
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| 37 | + | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 24 |
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