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FL S1124
Bill
AI Summary
- Narrows Florida's mandatory 3-day waiting period (excluding weekends and legal holidays) between purchase and delivery to apply only to handguns, rather than all firearms including rifles and shotguns
- Removes the provision that allowed the waiting period to expire early upon completion of required background records checks, making the full 3-day period mandatory in all cases
- Retains two exceptions to the waiting period: purchases by concealed weapons/firearms license holders and trade-ins of another handgun
- Eliminates previous exceptions that waived the waiting period for rifle/shotgun purchases by hunter safety course completers, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and servicemembers
- Violations by retailers delivering a handgun before the waiting period expires, or by purchasers obtaining delivery through fraud or false representation, remain a third-degree felony; effective date of July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Mandatory Waiting Period for Handgun Purchases
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice
3/8/2024
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