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FL H0021

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2010

Primary Sponsor

Ritch Workman

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates the "Florida Firearms Freedom Act" (s. 790.34, F.S.) declaring that firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured in Florida for personal use and remaining within state borders are not subject to federal law or regulation under interstate commerce authority

  • Exempts "generic and insignificant parts" (springs, screws, nuts, pins) and "basic materials" (unmachined steel, unshaped wood) imported from other states from triggering federal regulation when incorporated into Florida-manufactured firearms

  • Requires firearms manufactured and sold in Florida to bear "Made in Florida" clearly stamped on a central metallic part such as the receiver or frame, effective October 1, 2010

  • Excludes from the act's protections: firearms that cannot be carried by one person, firearms with bore diameter greater than 1.5 inches using smokeless powder, explosive ammunition, and firearms that discharge multiple projectiles with one trigger activation

  • Bases legislative findings on Ninth and Tenth Amendment claims that intrastate commerce regulation is reserved to states, and that Florida's compact with the United States at statehood in 1845 protects these rights

Legislative Description

Regulation of Firearms

Last Action

Died in Committee on Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP)

4/30/2010

Committee Referrals

Civil Justice & Courts Policy10/1/2009

Full Bill Text

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