Florida Senate - 2025 SB 252 By Senator Polsky 30-00548-25 2025252__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to weapons and firearms; providing a 3 short title; creating s. 790.0653, F.S.; defining 4 terms; requiring background checks on all persons 5 involved in a firearm sale or other transfer; 6 requiring that firearm sales or other transfers 7 between unlicensed persons be conducted through, and 8 processed by, a licensed dealer; specifying 9 requirements for firearm sales or transfers through 10 licensed dealers; authorizing a fee; providing 11 exceptions; providing criminal penalties; requiring 12 the investigating law enforcement agency to report 13 certain violations to the Attorney General; providing 14 applicability; amending s. 790.174, F.S.; revising 15 requirements for the safe storage of firearms; 16 revising criminal penalties for violations; providing 17 exceptions; defining terms and revising the definition 18 of the term minor; amending s. 790.175, F.S.; 19 prohibiting licensed dealers from selling firearms 20 without trigger locks or gun cases; providing 21 exceptions; revising written warnings required to be 22 delivered by licensed dealers to purchasers or 23 transferees upon retail commercial sales or retail 24 transfers of firearms; requiring that certain written 25 materials be delivered to gun purchasers; providing 26 applicability; requiring licensed dealers and 27 purchasers to sign a specified statement; providing 28 record retention requirements for licensed dealers; 29 providing construction; providing criminal penalties; 30 defining the term licensed dealer; creating s. 31 790.223, F.S.; defining terms; prohibiting certain 32 actions leading to the manufacture or assembly, sale, 33 importing, purchasing, offering for sale, or transfer 34 of a firearm not imprinted with a valid serial number; 35 prohibiting specified acts involving unfinished 36 firearm frames or receivers; prohibiting specified 37 acts involving undetectable firearms; prohibiting 38 certain activities involving a three-dimensional 39 printer or computer numerical control milling machine 40 that has the primary or intended function of 41 manufacturing or assembling firearms or related items; 42 providing an exception; providing criminal penalties; 43 providing applicability; providing construction; 44 defining the term licensed dealer; providing an 45 effective date. 46 47 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 48 49 Section 1.This act may be cited as the Responsible Gun 50 Ownership Act. 51 Section 2.Section 790.0653, Florida Statutes, is created 52 to read: 53 790.0653Transfers of firearms; transfer through licensed 54 dealer required. 55 (1)As used in this section, the term: 56 (a)Background check means the process described in 18 57 U.S.C. s. 922(t) and s. 790.065 of using the National Instant 58 Criminal Background Check System and other systems to determine 59 whether a person is prohibited from possessing or receiving a 60 firearm under federal or state law. 61 (b)Family member means a spouse or any of the following 62 relations, whether by consanguinity, adoption, or step-relation: 63 1.Parent; 64 2.Child; 65 3.Sibling; 66 4.Grandparent; or 67 5.Grandchild. 68 (c)Firearm has the same meaning as in s. 790.001 and 69 includes any handgun, rifle, or shotgun or any completed or 70 unfinished frame or receiver. 71 (d)Licensed dealer means a person who holds a federal 72 firearms license issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 923(a). 73 (e)Person means any individual, corporation, trust, 74 company, firm, partnership, association, club, organization, 75 society, joint stock company, or other legal entity. 76 (f)Purchaser or other transferee means an unlicensed 77 person who wishes or intends to receive a firearm from another 78 unlicensed person. 79 (g)Sale means the sale, delivery, or passing of 80 ownership or control of a firearm for a fee or other 81 consideration. 82 (h)Seller or other transferor means an unlicensed person 83 who wishes or intends to transfer a firearm to another 84 unlicensed person. 85 (i)Transfer means to furnish, give, lend, deliver, or 86 otherwise provide, with or without consideration. 87 (j)Unfinished frame or receiver means a forging, 88 casting, printing, extrusion, machined body, or similar item 89 that is: 90 1.Designed to or may be readily completed, assembled, or 91 otherwise converted to function as a frame or receiver; or 92 2.Marketed or sold to the public to become or be used as 93 the frame or receiver of a functional firearm, rifle, or shotgun 94 once completed, assembled, or otherwise converted. 95 96 However, the term does not include a component designed and 97 intended for use in an antique weapon. 98 (k)Unlicensed person means a person who is not a 99 licensed dealer. 100 (2)All persons involved in a firearm sale or other 101 transfer, in whole or in part, shall be subject to a background 102 check unless specifically exempted by state or federal law. If 103 the person involved in the firearm sale or other transfer, in 104 whole or in part, is a corporation or any entity other than an 105 individual person, the principal individual or individuals 106 involved in such sale or other transfer on behalf of the 107 corporation or other entity shall be subject to background 108 checks unless specifically exempted by federal law. A person may 109 not sell or otherwise transfer a firearm unless: 110 (a)The person is a licensed dealer; 111 (b)The purchaser or other transferee is a licensed dealer; 112 or 113 (c)The requirements of subsection (3) are met. 114 (3)If neither party to a prospective firearm sale or other 115 transfer is a licensed dealer, the parties to the transaction 116 must complete the sale or other transfer through a licensed 117 dealer as follows: 118 (a)The seller or other transferor and the purchaser or 119 other transferee must appear jointly with the firearm before a 120 licensed dealer and request that the licensed dealer conduct a 121 background check on the purchaser or other transferee. 122 (b)A licensed dealer who agrees to conduct a background 123 check pursuant to this section shall process the sale or other 124 transfer as if he or she were transferring the firearm from the 125 licensed dealers own inventory to the purchaser or other 126 transferee, complying with all requirements of federal and state 127 law which would apply if he or she were the seller or other 128 transferor of the firearm, including all background checks and 129 recordkeeping requirements. 130 (c)The seller or other transferor and the purchaser or 131 other transferee must each complete, sign, and submit all state 132 and federal forms necessary to process the background check and 133 otherwise complete the sale or other transfer pursuant to this 134 section, and the licensed dealer must indicate on the forms that 135 the sale or other transfer is between unlicensed persons. 136 (d)This section does not prevent the seller or other 137 transferor from removing the firearm from the premises of the 138 licensed dealer while the background check is being conducted or 139 during the applicable waiting period, provided that the seller 140 or other transferor returns to the business premises of the 141 licensed dealer and delivers the firearm to the licensed dealer 142 before completion of the sale or other transfer. 143 (e)A licensed dealer or a seller or other transferor may 144 not sell or otherwise transfer a firearm to a purchaser or other 145 transferee if the results of the background check indicate that 146 the purchaser or other transferee is prohibited from possessing 147 or receiving a firearm under federal or state law. 148 (f)A licensed dealer who agrees to conduct a background 149 check pursuant to this section may charge a reasonable fee not 150 to exceed the administrative costs incurred by the licensed 151 dealer for conducting the sale or other transfer of the firearm, 152 plus applicable fees pursuant to federal and state law. 153 (4)Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply to the following: 154 (a)A law enforcement officer or a correctional officer, as 155 those terms are defined in s. 943.10(1) and (2), respectively, 156 vested with the authority to bear arms who is acting within the 157 course and scope of his or her employment or official duties. 158 (b)A United States Marshals Service officer, United States 159 Armed Forces or National Guard member, or federal official 160 vested with the authority to bear arms who is acting within the 161 course and scope of his or her employment or official duties. 162 (c)A gunsmith who receives a firearm solely for the 163 purposes of service or repair and who returns the firearm to its 164 lawful owner. 165 (d)A common carrier, warehouseman, or other person engaged 166 in the business of transportation or storage, to the extent that 167 the receipt of any firearm is in the ordinary course of business 168 and not for the personal use of such person. 169 (e)A person who is not prohibited from possessing or 170 receiving a firearm under state or federal law and who has 171 temporarily been transferred a firearm by its lawful owner: 172 1.Solely for the purpose of the person shooting at 173 targets, if the transfer occurs on the premises of a sport 174 shooting range authorized by the governing body of the 175 jurisdiction in which the range is located, or, if no such 176 authorization is required, operated consistently with local law 177 in such jurisdiction, and the firearm is at all times kept 178 within the premises of the sport shooting range; 179 2.While the person is accompanying the lawful owner of the 180 firearm and using the firearm for lawful hunting purposes, if 181 hunting is legal in all places where the person possesses the 182 firearm and the person holds all licenses and permits required 183 for such hunting; 184 3.While the person is participating in a lawfully 185 organized competition involving the use of a firearm; or 186 4.While the person is in the presence of the seller or 187 other transferor. 188 (f)A family member of the seller or other transferor. This 189 paragraph does not apply if the lawful owner or family member 190 knows or has reasonable cause to believe that federal or state 191 law prohibits the family member from purchasing or possessing a 192 firearm, or the seller or other transferor knows or has 193 reasonable cause to believe that the family member is likely to 194 use the firearm for unlawful purposes. 195 (g)An executor, administrator, trustee, or personal 196 representative of an estate or trust that occurs by operation of 197 law upon the death of the former lawful owner of the firearm. 198 (h)The temporary transfer of a firearm if such transfer is 199 to prevent immediate or imminent death or great bodily harm to 200 ones self or others, provided that the person to whom the 201 firearm is transferred is not prohibited from possessing a 202 firearm under state or federal law and the temporary transfer 203 lasts no longer than is necessary to prevent the immediate or 204 imminent death or great bodily harm. 205 (i)The sale or other transfer of an antique firearm. 206 (5)A person who violates this section commits a felony of 207 the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 208 775.083, or s. 775.084. 209 (6)In addition to any other penalty or remedy, the 210 investigating law enforcement agency shall report any violation 211 of this section committed by a licensed dealer to the Attorney 212 General. 213 (7)This section does not apply to any firearm modified to 214 render it permanently inoperable. 215 Section 3.Section 790.174, Florida Statutes, is amended to 216 read: 217 790.174Safe storage of firearms required. 218 (1)(a)A person who stores or leaves, on a premise under 219 his or her control, a loaded firearm, as defined in s. 790.001, 220 and who knows or reasonably should know that a minor is likely 221 to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of 222 the minors parent or the person having charge of the minor, or 223 without the supervision required by law, shall keep the firearm 224 in a securely locked box or container or in a location which a 225 reasonable person would believe to be secure or shall secure it 226 with a trigger lock, except when the person is carrying the 227 firearm on his or her body or within such close proximity 228 thereto that he or she can retrieve and use the firearm it as 229 easily and quickly as if he or she carried it on his or her 230 body. 231 (b)A person who stores or leaves, on a premise under his 232 or her control, a firearm, as defined in s. 790.001, and who 233 knows or reasonably should know that a prohibited user is likely 234 to gain access to the firearm, shall keep the firearm in a 235 securely locked box or container or shall secure it with a 236 trigger lock, except when the person is carrying the firearm on 237 his or her body or within such close proximity thereto that he 238 or she can retrieve and use the firearm as easily and quickly as 239 if he or she carried it on his or her body. 240 (2)Except as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b), It is a 241 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 242 775.082 or s. 775.083, if a person who violates subsection (1) 243 commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 244 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 245 (a)If, as a result of the violation of subsection (1), by 246 failing to store or leave a firearm in the required manner and 247 as a result thereof a minor gains access to the firearm, without 248 the lawful permission of the minors parent or the person having 249 charge of the minor, or a prohibited user gains access to the 250 firearm, and such minor or prohibited user possesses or exhibits 251 it, without the supervision required by law: 252 1.(a)In a public place; or 253 2.(b)In a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner in 254 violation of s. 790.10, 255 256 The person who violates subsection (1) commits a misdemeanor of 257 the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 258 775.083. 259 (b)This subsection does not apply under any of the 260 following circumstances if the prohibited user or the minor 261 obtains the firearm: 262 1.If the minor obtains the firearm As a result of an 263 unlawful entry by any person. 264 2.While lawfully acting in self-defense or defense of 265 another. 266 3.With the permission of the minors parent or guardian 267 and the minor uses or possesses the firearm during the minors 268 employment; ranching or farming; or target practice, hunting, or 269 instruction in the safe use of a firearm. 270 (3)As used in this section act, the term: 271 (a)Locked box or container means a secure container that 272 is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, combination 273 lock, or similar locking device. 274 (b)Locking device means a trigger lock, cable lock, or 275 similar lock that prevents a firearm from discharging when the 276 locking device is properly engaged so as to render such weapon 277 inoperable by any person other than the owner or other lawfully 278 authorized user. 279 (c)Minor means any person under the age of 18 16. 280 (d)Prohibited user means any person prohibited by state 281 or federal law from possessing the firearm. 282 Section 4.Section 790.175, Florida Statutes, is amended to 283 read: 284 790.175Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; 285 penalties. 286 (1)Except as provided in subsection (2), a licensed dealer 287 may not sell a firearm in this state unless the sale includes 288 one of the following: 289 (a)A commercially available trigger lock or other device 290 designed to disable the firearm and prevent the discharge of the 291 firearm. 292 (b)A commercially available gun case or storage container 293 that can be secured to prevent unauthorized access to the 294 firearm. 295 (2)(1)Upon the retail commercial sale or retail transfer 296 of any firearm, the licensed dealer seller or transferor shall 297 deliver all of the following: 298 (a)A written warning to the purchaser or transferee, which 299 warning states, in block letters not less than 1/4 inch in 300 height: 301 302 IT IS UNLAWFUL, AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT AND FINE, FOR 303 ANY ADULT TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM IN ANY PLACE WITHIN THE 304 REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE OR TO 305 KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF 306 A FIREARM TO A MINOR OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND. YOU MAY BE 307 CRIMINALLY AND CIVILLY LIABLE FOR ANY HARM CAUSED BY A MINOR OR 308 PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND WHO LAWFULLY GAINS UNSUPERVISED ACCESS TO 309 YOUR FIREARM IF THE FIREARM IS UNLAWFULLY STORED. 310 (b)A brochure or pamphlet that includes safety information 311 on the use and storage of the firearm in a home environment. 312 (c)A written warning informing the purchaser of the 313 penalties for failing to store or leave a firearm in the manner 314 required under s. 790.174. 315 (3)(2)Any licensed dealer retail or wholesale store, shop, 316 or sales outlet which sells firearms must conspicuously post at 317 each purchase counter the following warning in block letters not 318 less than 1 inch in height: 319 320 IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM IN ANY PLACE WITHIN 321 THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE OR TO 322 KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF 323 A FIREARM TO A MINOR OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND. 324 (4)This section does not apply to any of the following: 325 (a)The sale of a firearm to a law enforcement officer as 326 defined in s. 943.10(1) or an employing agency as defined in s. 327 943.10(4). 328 (b)The sale of a firearm to a person who presents to the 329 licensed dealer one of the following: 330 1.A trigger lock or other device designed to disable the 331 firearm and prevent the discharge of the firearm, together with 332 a copy of the purchase receipt for the licensed dealer to keep. 333 A separate trigger lock or device and a separate purchase 334 receipt are required for each firearm purchased. 335 2.A gun case or storage container that can be secured to 336 prevent unauthorized access to the firearm, together with a copy 337 of the purchase receipt for the licensed dealer to keep. A 338 separate gun case or storage container and a separate purchase 339 receipt are required for each firearm purchased. 340 (c)The sale of an antique firearm. 341 (5)Upon the sale of a firearm, the licensed dealer and the 342 purchaser shall both sign a statement that the sale is in 343 compliance with subsections (1), (2), and (4). The dealer shall 344 retain a copy of the signed statements and, if applicable, a 345 copy of the receipt prescribed in paragraph (4)(b) for at least 346 6 years. 347 (6)(a)This section does not create a civil action or 348 liability for damages arising from the use or misuse of a 349 firearm or ammunition for a person, other than a licensed 350 dealer, who produces a firearm or ammunition. 351 (b)A licensed dealer is not liable for damages arising 352 from the use or misuse of a firearm if the sale complies with 353 this section, any other applicable law of this state, and 354 applicable federal law. 355 (7)(3)Any person or business knowingly violating a 356 requirement to provide warning under this section commits: 357 (a)For a first violation, a misdemeanor of the second 358 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 359 (b)For a second violation, a misdemeanor of the first 360 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 361 (c)For a third or subsequent violation, a felony of the 362 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 363 or s. 775.084. 364 (8)As used in this section, the term licensed dealer 365 means a person who holds a license as a dealer in firearms 366 issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 923(a). 367 Section 5.Section 790.223, Florida Statutes, is created to 368 read: 369 790.223Unfinished firearms. 370 (1)As used in this section, the term: 371 (a)Federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms 372 means a person, firm, corporation, or other entity that holds a 373 valid federal license authorizing the person, firm, corporation, 374 or other entity to imprint serial numbers onto firearms and 375 completed or unfinished frames or receivers pursuant to chapter 376 44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et 377 seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 378 (b)Federally licensed gunsmith, manufacturer, or 379 importer means a person, firm, corporation, or other entity 380 that holds a valid gunsmith license or a license to manufacture 381 or import firearms issued pursuant to chapter 44 of Title 18 of 382 the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., and 383 regulations issued pursuant thereto. 384 (c)Firearms importer or manufacturer means a person 385 licensed to import or manufacture firearms pursuant to chapter 386 44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et 387 seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 388 (d)Frame has the meaning attributed to it in chapter 44 389 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et 390 seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 391 (e)Law enforcement agency has the same meaning as in s. 392 23.1225(1)(d). 393 (f)License to manufacture firearms means a valid license 394 to manufacture firearms issued pursuant to chapter 44 of Title 395 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., and 396 regulations issued pursuant thereto. 397 (g)Manufacture or assemble means to fabricate, 398 construct, make, or fit together component parts of, or 399 otherwise produce, a firearm or completed or unfinished frame or 400 receiver, including through additive, subtractive, or other 401 processes to form, produce, or construct by manual labor or 402 machinery. 403 (h)Receiver has the same meaning attributed to it in 404 chapter 44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 405 921 et seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 406 (i)Security exemplar has the same meaning attributed to 407 it in chapter 44 of Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 408 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., and regulations issued pursuant thereto. 409 (j)Undetectable firearm means a firearm manufactured, 410 assembled, or otherwise consisting entirely of nonmetal 411 substances, if any of the following is true: 412 1.After the removal of grips, stocks, and magazines, the 413 firearm is not detectable as a security exemplar by a walk 414 through metal detector calibrated to detect the security 415 exemplar; or 416 2.The firearm includes a major component that, if 417 subjected to inspection by the type of X-ray machines commonly 418 used at airports, would not generate an image that accurately 419 depicts the shape of the component. 420 421 As used in this paragraph, the term major component has the 422 same meaning attributed to it in 18 U.S.C. s. 922. 423 (k)Unfinished frame or receiver has the same meaning as 424 in s. 790.0653. 425 (l)Valid serial number means a serial number that has 426 been imprinted by a federal licensee authorized to serialize 427 firearms in accordance with federal law, or that has otherwise 428 been assigned to a firearm or completed or unfinished frame or 429 receiver pursuant to the laws of any state or pursuant to 430 chapter 53 of Title 26 of the United States Code, 26 U.S.C. ss. 431 5801 et seq., and the regulations issued pursuant thereto. 432 (2)It is unlawful to knowingly manufacture or assemble, 433 cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, 434 offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any firearm that is not 435 imprinted with a valid serial number. 436 (3)It is unlawful to knowingly import, purchase, sell, 437 offer for sale, or transfer ownership of any completed or 438 unfinished frame or receiver, unless the completed or unfinished 439 frame or receiver: 440 (a)Is deemed to be a firearm pursuant to chapter 44 of 441 Title 18 of the United States Code, 18 U.S.C. ss. 921 et seq., 442 and regulations issued pursuant thereto; and 443 (b)Is imprinted with a valid serial number. 444 (4)Beginning January 1, 2026, it is unlawful to knowingly 445 possess a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or 446 receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. 447 (5)A person may not knowingly manufacture or assemble or 448 cause to be manufactured or assembled, import, sell, offer for 449 sale, transfer, or possess an undetectable firearm. 450 (6)It is unlawful to use a three-dimensional printer or 451 computer numerical control (CNC) milling machine to manufacture 452 or assemble a firearm or completed or unfinished frame or 453 receiver within this state without a valid license to 454 manufacture firearms. 455 (7)It is unlawful to sell, offer to sell, transfer, 456 purchase, or receive a three-dimensional printer or CNC milling 457 machine that has the primary or intended function of 458 manufacturing or assembling firearms or completed or unfinished 459 frames or receivers, if the recipient does not have a valid 460 license to manufacture firearms. There is a presumption that a 461 three-dimensional printer or CNC milling machine has the primary 462 or intended function of manufacturing or assembling firearms or 463 completed or unfinished frames or receivers if the printer or 464 machine is marketed or sold in a manner that advertises that it 465 may be used to manufacture or assemble firearms or completed or 466 unfinished frames or receivers, or is marketed or sold in a 467 manner that foreseeably promotes the printers or machines use 468 in manufacturing or assembling such weapons, regardless of 469 whether the printer or machine is otherwise described or 470 classified as having other functions or as a general-purpose 471 printer or machine. 472 (8)Except by operation of law, it is unlawful for a person 473 who does not have a valid license to manufacture or assemble 474 firearms to sell or transfer ownership of a firearm if: 475 (a)The person manufactured or assembled the firearm 476 without a valid license to manufacture firearms; 477 (b)The person knowingly caused the firearm to be 478 manufactured or assembled by another person who does not have a 479 valid license to manufacture firearms; or 480 (c)The person is aware that the firearm was manufactured 481 or assembled by another person who does not have a valid license 482 to manufacture firearms. 483 (9)A person who violates this section commits: 484 (a)For the first offense, a misdemeanor of the first 485 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 486 (b)For a second or subsequent offense, a felony of the 487 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 488 or s. 775.084. 489 (10)This section does not apply to any of the following: 490 (a)A firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or 491 receiver that is an antique firearm, as defined in 27 C.F.R. s. 492 479.11, or that has been rendered permanently inoperable. 493 (b)The sale, offer for sale, or transfer of ownership of a 494 firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver to a 495 law enforcement agency. 496 (c)The manufacture, assembly, importation, purchase, 497 transfer, or possession of a firearm or any completed or 498 unfinished frame or receiver by a law enforcement agency for law 499 enforcement purposes. 500 (d)The sale or transfer of ownership of a firearm or any 501 completed or unfinished frame or receiver to a federally 502 licensed gunsmith, manufacturer, or importer, or to any other 503 federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms. 504 (e)The manufacture or assembly, importation, purchase, or 505 possession of a firearm or any completed or unfinished frame or 506 receiver by a federally licensed gunsmith, manufacturer, or 507 importer, or by any other federal licensee authorized to 508 serialize firearms. 509 (f)A member of the United States Armed Forces or the 510 National Guard while on duty and acting within the scope and 511 course of employment, or any employee of a law enforcement 512 agency or forensic laboratory. 513 (g)A common carrier, motor carrier, air carrier, or 514 carrier affiliated with an air carrier through common 515 controlling interest which is subject to Title 49 of the United 516 States Code, or an authorized agent of any such carrier, when 517 acting in the course and scope of duties incident to the 518 receipt, processing, transportation, or delivery of property. 519 (h)An authorized representative of a local, state, or 520 federal government who receives a firearm or any completed or 521 unfinished frame or receiver as part of an authorized, voluntary 522 buyback program in which the governmental entity is buying or 523 receiving weapons from private individuals. 524 (i)The possession and disposition of a firearm or any 525 completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a person who meets 526 all of the following criteria: 527 1.The person is not prohibited by state or federal law 528 from possessing the weapon. 529 2.The person possessed the firearm or any completed or 530 unfinished frame or receiver no longer than was necessary to 531 deliver it to a law enforcement agency for that agencys 532 disposition according to law. 533 3.If the person is transporting the firearm or any 534 completed or unfinished frame or receiver, the person is 535 transporting it to a law enforcement agency in order to deliver 536 it to the agency for that agencys disposition according to law. 537 (j)The possession or importation of a firearm or any 538 completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a nonresident of 539 this state who: 540 1.Is traveling with the firearm or completed or unfinished 541 frame or receiver in this state in accordance with 18 U.S.C. s. 542 926A; or 543 2.Possesses or imports the firearm or completed or 544 unfinished frame or receiver in this state exclusively for use 545 in an organized sport shooting event or competition, and for no 546 longer than is reasonably necessary to participate in such an 547 event or competition. 548 (k)The possession or importation of a firearm or any 549 completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a new resident 550 moving into this state who, within 90 days after moving into 551 this state, causes the firearm or completed or unfinished frame 552 or receiver to be imprinted with a valid serial number, removes 553 the weapon from this state, or otherwise complies with this 554 section. 555 Section 6.This act does not prohibit the sale of an 556 unfinished frame or receiver or firearm that is not imprinted 557 with a serial number to a firearms importer or manufacturer or a 558 licensed dealer before January 1, 2026. As used in this section, 559 the term licensed dealer means a person who holds a license as 560 a dealer in firearms issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 923(a). 561 Section 7.This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.