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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to weapons and firearms; providing a 2
short title; creating s. 790.0653, F.S.; providing 3
definitions; requiring a background check on every 4
sale or other transfer of a firearm; requiring 5
background checks on all persons involved in firearm 6
sales or other transfers; requiring firearm sales or 7
other transfers to be conducted through, and processed 8
by, a licensed dealer; authorizing a fee; providing 9
exceptions; providing criminal penalties; requiring 10
the investing law enforcement agency to repor t certain 11
violations to the Attorney General; providing 12
applicability; amending s. 790.174, F.S.; revising 13
requirements for the safe storage of firearms; 14
providing and revising definitions; revising criminal 15
penalties for violations; providing exceptions; 16
amending s. 790.175, F.S.; requiring firearms to be 17
sold by dealers with trigger locks or gun cases; 18
providing exceptions; revising warnings to be posted 19
in gun dealerships; requiring certain materials to be 20
given to gun purchasers; requiring a purchaser t o sign 21
a specified statement; providing record retention 22
requirements for dealers; providing construction; 23
providing criminal penalties; creating s. 790.223, 24
F.S.; providing definitions; prohibiting specified 25
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acts involving unfinished firearm frames or rec eivers; 26
providing criminal penalties; providing applicability; 27
prohibiting certain actions leading to the assembly of 28
a firearm; prohibiting certain activities involving a 29
three-dimensional printer or computer numerical 30
control milling machine that has the primary or 31
intended function of manufacturing or assembling 32
firearms or related items; providing exceptions; 33
providing construction; creating the Veteran's Firearm 34
Suicide Reduction Task Force; providing requirements 35
for the task force; providing membersh ip; providing 36
for staff support; providing requirements for 37
meetings; specifying duties and powers of the task 38
force; authorizing the task force to seek assistance 39
from state agencies; requiring a report; providing for 40
repeal of the task force; providing a n effective date. 41
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 43
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Responsible Gun 45
Ownership Act." 46
Section 2. Section 790.0653, Florida Statutes, is created 47
to read: 48
790.0653 Transfers of fi rearms; transfer through licensed 49
dealer required.— 50
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(1) As used in this section, the term: 51
(a) "Background check" means the process described in 18 52
U.S.C. s. 922(t) and s. 790.065 of using the National Instant 53
Criminal Background Check System and other systems to determine 54
that a person is not prohibited from possessing or receiving a 55
firearm under federal or state law. 56
(b) "Family member" means a spouse, whether by 57
consanguinity, adoption, or step -relation or any of the 58
following relations: 59
1. Parent; 60
2. Child; 61
3. Sibling; 62
4. Grandparent; or 63
5. Grandchild. 64
(c) "Firearm" has the same meaning as in s. 790.001 and 65
includes any handgun, rifle, or shotgun or any completed or 66
unfinished frame or receiver. 67
(d) "Licensed dealer" means a person who holds a federal 68
firearms license issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 923(a). 69
(e) "Person" means any individual, corporation, trust, 70
company, firm, partnership, association, club, organization, 71
society, joint stock company, or other legal entity. 72
(f) "Purchaser or other transferee" means an unlicensed 73
person who wishes or intends to receive a firearm from another 74
unlicensed person. 75
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(g) "Sale" means the sale, delivery, or passing of 76
ownership or control of a firearm for a fee or other 77
consideration. 78
(h) "Seller or other transferor" means an unlicensed 79
person who wishes or intends to transfer a firearm to another 80
unlicensed person. 81
(i) "Transfer" means to furnish, give, lend, deliver, or 82
otherwise provide, with or without consideration. 83
(j) "Unfinished frame or receiver" means a forging, 84
casting, printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar item 85
that is: 86
1. Designed to or may readily be completed, assembled, or 87
otherwise converted to function as a frame or receiver; or 88
2. Marketed or sold to t he public to become or be used as 89
the frame or receiver of a functional firearm, rifle, or shotgun 90
once completed, assembled, or otherwise converted. 91
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However, the term does not include a component designed and 93
intended for use in an antique weapon. 94
(k) "Unlicensed person" means a person who is not a 95
licensed dealer. 96
(2) All persons involved in firearm sales or other 97
transfers, in whole or in part, are subject to background checks 98
unless specifically exempted by state or federal law. If the 99
person involved in the firearm sale or other transfer, in whole 100
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or in part, is a corporation or any entity other than an 101
individual person, the principal individual or individuals 102
involved in such sale or other transfer on behalf of the 103
corporation or other entity is subject to background checks 104
unless specifically exempted by federal law. A person may not 105
sell or otherwise transfer a firearm unless: 106
(a) The person is a licensed dealer; 107
(b) The purchaser or other transferee is a licensed 108
dealer; or 109
(c) The requirements of subsection (3) are met. 110
(3) If neither party to a prospective firearm sale or 111
other transfer is a licensed dealer, the parties to the 112
transaction shall complete the sale or other transfer through a 113
licensed dealer as follows: 114
(a) The seller or other transferor and the purchaser or 115
other transferee shall appear jointly with the firearm at a 116
licensed dealer and request that the licensed dealer conduct a 117
background check on the purchaser or other transferee. 118
(b) A licensed dealer who agrees to facilitate a 119
background check under this section shall process the sale or 120
other transfer as if he or she were transferring the firearm 121
from the licensed dealer's own inventory to the purchaser or 122
other transferee, complying with all requirements of federa l and 123
state law that would apply if he or she were the seller or other 124
transferor of the firearm, including all background checks and 125
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recordkeeping requirements. 126
(c) The seller or other transferor and the purchaser or 127
other transferee shall each complete , sign, and submit all state 128
and federal forms necessary to process the background check and 129
otherwise complete the sale or other transfer pursuant to this 130
section, and the licensed dealer shall indicate on the forms 131
that the sale or other transfer is betw een unlicensed persons. 132
(d) This section does not prevent the seller or other 133
transferor from removing the firearm from the premises of the 134
licensed dealer while the background check is being conducted or 135
during the applicable waiting period, provided th at the seller 136
or other transferor returns to the business premises of the 137
licensed dealer and delivers the firearm to the licensed dealer 138
before completion of the sale or other transfer. 139
(e) A licensed dealer or a seller or other transferor may 140
not sell or otherwise transfer a firearm to a purchaser or other 141
transferee if the results of the background check indicate that 142
the purchaser or other transferee is prohibited from possessing 143
or receiving a firearm under federal or state law. 144
(f) A licensed deal er who agrees to conduct a background 145
check may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed the 146
administrative costs incurred by the licensed dealer for 147
facilitating the sale or other transfer of the firearm, plus 148
applicable fees pursuant to federal and state la w. 149
(4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to the following: 150
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(a) A law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1) 151
or corrections agency, or a law enforcement officer or 152
correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1) and (2), 153
respectively, vested with the authority to bear arms, acting 154
within the course and scope of his or her employment or official 155
duties. 156
(b) A United States Marshals Service officer, United 157
States Armed Forces or National Guard member, or federal 158
official vested with the auth ority to bear arms, acting within 159
the course and scope of his or her employment or official 160
duties. 161
(c) A gunsmith who receives a firearm solely for the 162
purposes of service or repair who returns the firearm to its 163
lawful owner. 164
(d) A common carrier, warehouseman, or other person 165
engaged in the business of transportation or storage, to the 166
extent that the receipt of any firearm is in the ordinary course 167
of business and not for the personal use of any such person. 168
(e) A person who is not prohibited fr om possessing or 169
receiving a firearm under state or federal law who has 170
temporarily transferred a firearm: 171
1. Solely for the purpose of shooting at targets, if the 172
transfer occurs on the premises of a sport shooting range 173
authorized by the governing body of the jurisdiction in which 174
the range is located, or, if no such authorization is required, 175
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operated consistently with local law in such jurisdiction, and 176
the firearm is at all times kept within the premises of the 177
sport shooting range; 178
2. While the person is accompanying the lawful owner of 179
the firearm and using the firearm for lawful hunting purposes, 180
if hunting is legal in all places where the person possesses the 181
firearm and the person holds all licenses and permits required 182
for such hunting; 183
3. While participating in a lawfully organized competition 184
involving the use of a firearm; or 185
4. While in the presence of the seller or other 186
transferor. 187
(f) A family member of the seller or other transferor. 188
This paragraph does not apply if the lawful owner or family 189
member knows or has reasonable cause to believe that federal or 190
state law prohibits the family member from purchasing or 191
possessing a firearm, or the seller or other transferor knows or 192
has reasonable cause to believe that the family member is likely 193
to use the firearm for unlawful purposes. 194
(g) An executor, administrator, trustee, or personal 195
representative of an estate or trust that occurs by operation of 196
law upon the death of the former lawful owner of the firearm. 197
(h) The temporary transfer of a firearm if such transfer 198
is to prevent immediate or imminent death or great bodily harm 199
to one's self or others, provided that the person to whom the 200
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firearm is transferred is not prohibited from possessing a 201
firearm under state or federal law and the temporary transfer 202
lasts no longer than necessary to prevent such immediate or 203
imminent death or great bodily harm. 204
(i) The sale or other transfer of an antique firearm. 205
(5) A person who violates this section commits a felony of 206
the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 207
775.083, or s. 775.084. 208
(6) In addition to any other penalty or remedy, the 209
investigating law enforcement agency shall report any violation 210
of this section committed by a licensed dealer to the Attorney 211
General. 212
(7) This section does not apply to any firearm modified to 213
render it permanently inoperable. 214
Section 3. Section 790.174, Florida Statutes, is amended 215
to read: 216
790.174 Safe storage of firearms required. — 217
(1)(a) A person who stores or leaves, on a premise under 218
his or her control, a loaded firearm, as defined in s. 790.001, 219
and who knows or reasonably sh ould know that a minor is likely 220
to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of 221
the minor's parent or the person having charge of the minor, or 222
without the supervision required by law, shall keep the firearm 223
in a securely locked box or cont ainer or in a location which a 224
reasonable person would believe to be secure or shall secure it 225
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with a trigger lock, except when the person is carrying the 226
firearm on his or her body or within such close proximity 227
thereto that he or she can retrieve and use it as easily and 228
quickly as if he or she carried it on his or her body. 229
(b) A person who stores or leaves, on a premise under his 230
or her control, a firearm, as defined in s. 790.001, and who 231
knows or reasonably should know that a prohibited user is like ly 232
to gain access to the firearm, shall keep the firearm in a 233
securely locked box or container or shall secure it with a 234
trigger lock, except when the person is carrying the firearm on 235
his or her body or within such close proximity thereto that he 236
or she can retrieve and use the firearm as easily and quickly as 237
if he or she carried it on his or her body. For the purposes of 238
this section, the term "prohibited user" means any person who is 239
prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm. 240
(2) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), It is a 241
misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 242
775.082 or s. 775.083, if a person violates subsection (1) : 243
(a) It is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable 244
as provided in s. 77 5.082 or s. 775.083. 245
(b) If, as a result of the violation, by failing to store 246
or leave a firearm in the required manner And as a result 247
thereof a prohibited user or a minor gains access to the 248
firearm, without the lawful permission of the minor's parent or 249
the person having charge of the minor, and possesses or exhibits 250
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it, without the supervision required by law: 251
1.(a) In a public place; or 252
2.(b) In a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner in 253
violation of s. 790.10. 254
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A person who violates subs ection (1) commits misdemeanor of the 256
first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 257
775.083. 258
(c) The penalties provided in this section do not apply if 259
the prohibited user or the minor obtains the firearm: This 260
subsection does not apply 261
1. If the minor obtains the firearm As a result of an 262
unlawful entry by any person. 263
2. While lawfully acting in self -defense or defense of 264
another. 265
3. With the permission of the minor's parent or guardian 266
and the minor uses or possesses the firearm during the minor's 267
employment; ranching or farming; or target practice, hunting, or 268
instruction in the safe use of a firearm. 269
(3) As used in this section act, the term: 270
(a) "Locked box or container" means a secure container 271
that is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, 272
combination lock, or similar locking device. 273
(b) "Locking device" means a trigger lock, cable lock, or 274
similar lock that prevents an unloaded firearm from discharging 275
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when properly engaged so as to render such weapon inoperable by 276
any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized 277
user. 278
(c) "Minor" means any person under the age of 18 16. 279
Section 4. Section 790.175, Florida Statutes, is amended 280
to read: 281
790.175 Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; 282
penalties.— 283
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a licensed 284
dealer may not sell a firearm in this state unless the sale 285
includes one of the following: 286
(a) A commercially available trigger lock or other device 287
designed to disable the firearm and pr event the discharge of the 288
firearm. 289
(b) A commercially available gun case or storage container 290
that can be secured to prevent unauthorized access to the 291
firearm. 292
(2)(1) Upon the retail commercial sale or retail transfer 293
of any firearm, the licensed dealer seller or transferor shall 294
deliver: 295
(a) A written warning to the purchaser or transferee, 296
which warning states, in block letters not less than 1/4 inch in 297
height: 298
"IT IS UNLAWFUL, AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT AND FINE, 299
FOR ANY ADULT TO STORE OR LEA VE A FIREARM IN ANY PLACE 300
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WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS 301
OF AGE OR TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP 302
OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR OR A PERSON OF 303
UNSOUND MIND. YOU MAY BE CRIMINALLY AND CIVILLY LIABLE FOR 304
ANY HARM CAUSED BY A MINOR WHO LAWFULLY GAINS UNSUPERVISED 305
ACCESS TO YOUR FIREARM IF UNLAWFULLY STORED. " 306
(b) A brochure or pamphlet that includes safety 307
information on the use and storage of the firearm in a home 308
environment. 309
(c) A written warning info rming the purchaser of the 310
penalties for failing to store or leave a firearm in the manner 311
required under s. 790.174. 312
(3)(2) Any licensed dealer retail or wholesale store, 313
shop, or sales outlet which sells firearms must conspicuously 314
post at each purchas e counter the following warning in block 315
letters not less than 1 inch in height: 316
"IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM IN ANY 317
PLACE WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 318
18 YEARS OF AGE OR TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE 319
TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A 320
MINOR OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND." 321
(4) This section does not apply to any of the following: 322
(a) The sale of a firearm to a law enforcement officer, as 323
defined in s. 943.10(1), or an employing agency, as defined in 324
s. 943.10(4). 325
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(b) The sale of a firearm to a person who presents to the 326
licensed dealer one of the following: 327
1. A trigger lock or other device designed to disable the 328
firearm and prevent the discharge of the firearm together with a 329
copy of the purchase rec eipt for the licensed dealer to keep. A 330
separate trigger lock or device and a separate purchase receipt 331
are required for each firearm purchased. 332
2. A gun case or storage container that can be secured to 333
prevent unauthorized access to the firearm together with a copy 334
of the purchase receipt for the licensed dealer to keep. A 335
separate gun case or storage container and a separate purchase 336
receipt are required for each firearm purchased. 337
(c) The sale of an antique firearm. 338
(5) Upon the sale of a firearm, a licensed dealer shall 339
sign a statement and require the purchaser to sign a statement 340
stating that the sale is in compliance with subsections (1), 341
(3), and (4). The dealer shall retain a copy of the signed 342
statements and, if applicable, a copy of the rece ipt prescribed 343
in paragraph (4)(b), for at least 6 years. 344
(6)(a) This section does not create a civil action or 345
liability for damages arising from the use or misuse of a 346
firearm or ammunition for a person, other than a licensed 347
dealer, who produces a fir earm or ammunition. 348
(b) A licensed dealer is not liable for damages arising 349
from the use or misuse of a firearm if the sale complies with 350
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this section, any other applicable law of this state, and 351
applicable federal law. 352
(7)(3) Any person or business kn owingly violating a 353
requirement to provide warning under this section commits : 354
(a) For a first violation, a misdemeanor of the second 355
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 356
(b) For a second violation, a misdemeanor of the first 357
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 358
(c) For a third or subsequent violation, a felony of the 359
third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 360
or s. 775.084. 361
(8) As used in this section, the term "licensed dealer" 362
means a person who holds a license as a dealer in firearms 363
issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 923(a). 364
Section 5. Section 790.223, Florida Statutes, is created 365
to read: 366
790.223 Unfinished firearms. — 367
(1) As used in this section, the term: 368
(a) "Federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms" 369
means a person, firm, corporation, or other entity that holds 370
any valid federal license that authorizes the person, firm, 371
corporation, or other entity to imprint serial numbers onto 372
firearms and completed or unfi nished frames or receivers 373
pursuant to chapter 44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 374
U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 375
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(b) "Federally licensed gunsmith, manufacturer, or 376
importer" means a person, firm, corporation, o r other entity 377
that holds a valid gunsmith license, or license to manufacture 378
or import firearms issued pursuant to chapter 44 of Title 18 of 379
the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., and 380
regulations issued pursuant thereto. 381
(c) "Firearms importe r or manufacturer" means a person 382
licensed to import or manufacture firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 383
chapter 44. 384
(d) "Frame" has the meaning attributed to it in chapter 44 385
of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et 386
seq., and regulations is sued pursuant thereto. 387
(e) "Law enforcement agency" has the same meaning as in s. 388
23.1225(1)(d). 389
(f) "License to manufacture firearms" means a valid 390
license to manufacture firearms issued pursuant to chapter 44 of 391
Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., 392
and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 393
(g) "Manufacture or assemble" means to fabricate, 394
construct, make, fit together component parts of, or otherwise 395
produce, a firearm or completed or unfinished frame or receiver, 396
including through additive, subtractive, or other processes to 397
form, produce, or construct by manual labor or machinery. 398
(h) "Receiver" has the meaning attributed to it in chapter 399
44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et 400
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seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 401
(i) "Security exemplar" has the meaning attributed to it 402
in chapter 44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. 403
ss. 921 et seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 404
(j) "Undetectable firearm" means a firearm manuf actured, 405
assembled, or otherwise comprised entirely of nonmetal 406
substances, if one of the following is true: 407
1. After the removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, the 408
firearm is not detectable as a security exemplar by a walk -409
through metal detector calib rated to detect the security 410
exemplar; or 411
2. The firearm includes a major component that, if 412
subjected to inspection by the type of X -ray machines commonly 413
used at airports, would not generate an image that accurately 414
depicts the shape of the component. 415
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As used in this paragraph, the term "major component" has the 417
meaning attributed to it in 18 U.S.C. s. 922. 418
(k) "Unfinished frame or receiver" has the same meaning as 419
provided in s. 790.0653(1)(j). 420
(l) "Valid serial number" means a serial number that has 421
been imprinted by a federal licensee authorized to serialize 422
firearms in accordance with federal law, or that has otherwise 423
been assigned to a firearm or completed or unfinished frame or 424
receiver pursuant to the laws of any state or pursuant to 425
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chapter 53 of Title 26 of the United States Code, 26 U.S.C. ss 426
5801 et seq., and the regulations issued pursuant thereto. 427
(2) It is unlawful to knowingly manufacture or assemble, 428
cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, 429
offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not 430
imprinted with a valid serial number. 431
(3) It is unlawful to knowingly import, purchase, sell, 432
offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any completed or 433
unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or un finished 434
frame or receiver: 435
(a) Is deemed to be a firearm pursuant to chapter 44 of 436
Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., 437
and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 438
(b) Is imprinted with a valid serial number. 439
(4) Beginning January 1, 2026, it is unlawful to knowingly 440
possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or 441
receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. 442
(5) A person may not knowingly manufacture or assemble or 443
cause to be manufactured or assembled , import, sell, offer for 444
sale, transfer, or possess any undetectable firearm. 445
(6) It is unlawful to use a three -dimensional printer or 446
CNC milling machine to manufacture or assemble any firearm or 447
completed or unfinished frame or receiver within the sta te 448
without a valid license to manufacture firearms. 449
(7) It is unlawful to sell, offer to sell, transfer, 450
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purchase, or receive a three -dimensional printer or CNC milling 451
machine that has the primary or intended function of 452
manufacturing or assembling fire arms or completed or unfinished 453
frames or receivers, if the recipient does not have a valid 454
license to manufacture firearms. 455
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There is a presumption that a three -dimensional printer or CNC 457
milling machine has the primary or intended function of 458
manufacturing or assembling firearms or completed or unfinished 459
frame or receivers, if the printer or machine is marketed or 460
sold in a manner that advertises that it may be used to 461
manufacture or assemble firearms or completed or unfinished 462
frame or receivers, or in a manner that foreseeably promotes the 463
printer or machine's use in manufacturing or assembling such 464
weapons, regardless of whether the printer or machine is 465
otherwise described or classified as having other functions or 466
as a general-purpose printer or machine. 467
(8) Except by operation of law, it is unlawful for a 468
person who does not have a valid license to manufacture or 469
assemble firearms to sell or transfer ownership of a firearm if: 470
(a) The person manufactured or assembled the firearm 471
without a valid license to manufacture firearms; 472
(b) The person knowingly caused the firearm to be 473
manufactured or assembled by another person who does not have a 474
valid license to manufacture firearms; or 475
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(c) The person is aware that the firearm was manufact ured 476
or assembled by another person who does not have a valid license 477
to manufacture firearms. 478
(9) A person who violates this section commits: 479
(a) For the first offense, a misdemeanor of the first 480
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775. 083. 481
(b) For a second or subsequent offense, a felony of the 482
third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 483
or s. 775.084 484
(10) This section does not apply to any of the following: 485
(a) A firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or 486
receiver that is an antique firearm, as defined in 27 C.F.R. s. 487
479.11, or that has been rendered permanently inoperable. 488
(b) The sale, offer for sale, or transfer of ownership of 489
a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver, to a 490
law enforcement agency. 491
(c) The manufacture or assembly, importation, purchase, 492
transfer, or possession of a firearm or any completed or 493
unfinished frame or receiver, by a law enforcement agency for 494
law enforcement purposes. 495
(d) The sale or transfer of ownersh ip of a firearm or any 496
completed or unfinished frame or receiver, to a federally 497
licensed gunsmith, manufacturer, or importer, or to any other 498
federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms. 499
(e) The manufacture or assembly, importation, purchase, or 500
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possession of a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or 501
receiver, by a federally licensed gunsmith, manufacturer, or 502
importer, or by any other federal licensee authorized to 503
serialize firearms. 504
(f) A member of the United States Armed Forces or the 505
National Guard, while on duty and acting within the scope and 506
course of employment, or any law enforcement agency or forensic 507
laboratory. 508
(g) A common carrier, motor carrier, air carrier, or 509
carrier affiliated with an air carrier through common 510
controlling interest that is subject to Title 49 of the United 511
States Code, or an authorized agent of any such carrier, when 512
acting in the course and scope of duties incident to the 513
receipt, processing, transportation, or delivery of property. 514
(h) An authorized representative of local, state, or 515
federal government that receives a firearm or any completed or 516
unfinished frame or receiver, as part of an authorized, 517
voluntary buyback program in which the governmental entity is 518
buying or receiving such weapons from pr ivate individuals. 519
(i) The possession and disposition of a firearm or any 520
completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a person who meets 521
all of the following: 522
1. The person is not prohibited by Florida or federal law 523
from possessing the weapon. 524
2. The person possessed the firearm or any completed or 525
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unfinished frame or receiver no longer than was necessary to 526
deliver it to a law enforcement agency for that agency's 527
disposition according to law. 528
3. If the person is transporting the firearm or any 529
completed or unfinished frame or receiver, the person is 530
transporting it to a law enforcement agency in order to deliver 531
it to the agency for the agency's disposition according to law. 532
(j) The possession or importation of a firearm or any 533
completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a nonresident of 534
the state who: 535
1. Is traveling with the firearm or completed or 536
unfinished frame or receiver in the state in accordance with 18 537
U.S.C. s. 926A; or 538
2. Possesses or imports the firearm or completed or 539
unfinished frame or receiver in the state exclusively for use in 540
an organized sport shooting event or competition, and no longer 541
than reasonably necessary to participate in such an event or 542
competition. 543
(k) The possession or importation of a firearm or any 544
completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a new resident 545
moving into the state who, within 90 days after moving into the 546
state, causes the firearm or completed or unfinished frame or 547
receiver to be imprinted with a valid serial number, removes the 548
weapon from the state, or otherwise comes into compliance with 549
this section. 550
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Section 6. This act does not prohibit the sale of an 551
unfinished frame or receiver or firearm that is not imprinted 552
with a serial number to a firearms importer or manufacturer or a 553
licensed dealer before January 1, 2026. As used in this section, 554
the term "licensed dealer" means a person licensed as a dealer 555
in firearms issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 923(a). 556
Section 7. Veteran's Firearm Suicide Reduction Task 557
Force.— 558
(1) The Veteran's Firearm Suicide Reduction Task Force, a 559
task force as defined in s. 20.03, is created within the 560
Department of Veterans' Affairs. Except as otherwise provided in 561
this section, the task force shall comply with the requirements 562
of s. 20.052. 563
(2)(a) The 10-member task force shall convene no later 564
than September 1, 2025, and must be composed of two members 565
appointed by each of the following: the Governor, the President 566
of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the Senate, the Speaker of 567
the House of Representatives, and the Minority Leader of the 568
House of Representatives. Appointments must be made by August 1, 569
2025. The Governor shall appoint a chair from among the members. 570
Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing officer. A 571
vacancy on the task forc e must be filled in the same manner as 572
the original appointment. 573
(b) The general counsel of the Department of Veterans' 574
Affairs shall serve as the general counsel for the task force. 575
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(c) The chair shall assign staff from the Department of 576
Veterans' Affairs to assist the task force in performing its 577
duties. 578
(d) The task force shall meet at the call of the chair, as 579
necessary to conduct its work, at a time and location in this 580
state designated by the chair. The task force may conduct its 581
meetings through teleconferences or other similar means. 582
(3) The task force shall investigate the causes of suicide 583
by veterans, focusing on suicides involving firearms. In 584
addition, the task force shall report on strategies and 585
initiatives to reduce the rate of sui cide among veterans with a 586
focus on firearm suicides. 587
(4) The task force may call upon appropriate state 588
agencies for such professional assistance as may be needed in 589
the discharge of its duties, and such agencies shall provide 590
such assistance in a timel y manner. 591
(5) The task force shall submit a report on its findings 592
and recommendations to the Governor, the President of the 593
Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 594
January 1, 2026. 595
(7) This section is repealed upon submission of the task 596
force report. 597
Section 8. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 598