FL H0291

All private firearm sales and transfers between unlicensed persons must be conducted through a federally licensed dealer who performs a background check, with exceptions for family members, law enforcement, temporary transfers at shooting ranges or for hunting, and emergency self-defense situations; violations are a third-degree felony.

Safe storage requirements are expanded to cover all firearms (not just loaded ones) and apply when a minor under 18 (raised from 16) or a prohibited person is likely to gain access; firearms must be kept in a locked container or secured with a trigger lock, removing the prior option of storing in a location a "reasonable person would believe to be secure."

Licensed dealers must include a trigger lock or gun case with every firearm sale, deliver written warnings about safe storage laws and penalties, and provide a safety brochure; both dealer and purchaser must sign compliance statements retained for at least 6 years.

Knowingly manufacturing, assembling, purchasing, selling, or (beginning January 1, 2025) possessing any firearm or frame/receiver without a valid serial number is prohibited, as is manufacturing or possessing undetectable firearms; first offenses are first-degree misdemeanors, with subsequent offenses elevated to third-degree felonies.

Using a 3D printer or CNC milling machine to manufacture firearms or frames/receivers without a federal manufacturing license is prohibited, and selling such equipment to unlicensed persons is unlawful if the machine's primary or intended function is firearm production; the act takes effect October 1, 2024.