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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to discharging a firearm in 2
residential areas; amending s. 790.15, F.S.; revising 3
prohibitions on the discharge of firearms in 4
residential areas; providing criminal penalties; 5
removing exceptions; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 790.15, Florida 10
Statutes, is amended to read: 11
790.15 Discharging fir earm in public or on residential 12
property.— 13
(4)(a) Any person who recreationally discharges a firearm 14
outdoors, including target shooting, in an area that the person 15
knows or reasonably should know : 16
1. Is primarily residential in nature ; or and that has a 17
residential density of one or more dwelling units per acre , 18
2. Has a residential density of 1.25 or more acres per 19
dwelling unit and the firearm discharge by the person does not 20
remain within the boundaries of the property in which the 21
discharge takes place, 22
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commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 24
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 25
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(b) This subsection does not apply : 26
(a) to a person lawfully defending life or property or 27
performing official duties requiring the discharge of a firearm; 28
(b) If, under the circumstances, the discharge does not 29
pose a reasonably foreseeable risk to life, safety, or property; 30
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(c) To a person who accidentally discharges a firearm . 32
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 33