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FL H0065
Bill
Status
Introduced
12/18/2024
Primary Sponsor
Christine Hunschofsky
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AI Summary
- 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, gunsmiths, temporary transfers at shooting ranges or for self-defense, and antique firearms; violations are a third-degree felony
- Safe storage requirements are expanded to cover all firearms (not just loaded ones) and to protect both minors under 18 (raised from 16) and persons prohibited from possessing firearms; storage must be in a locked box/container or secured with a trigger lock, with the "location a reasonable person would believe to be secure" option removed
- Licensed dealers must include a trigger lock or gun case with every firearm sale, deliver written safety warnings and a brochure on home firearm storage, and retain signed compliance statements for at least 6 years
- Manufacturing, assembling, purchasing, selling, or possessing firearms or unfinished frames/receivers without a valid serial number is prohibited, with possession of unserialized firearms becoming unlawful beginning January 1, 2026; undetectable firearms are also banned
- Use of 3D printers or CNC milling machines to manufacture firearms or frames/receivers without a federal manufacturing license is prohibited, as is selling such equipment to unlicensed recipients if its primary function is firearm production; the act takes effect October 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Sale, Transfer, and Storage of Firearms
Last Action
Withdrawn prior to introduction
2/24/2025
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice Subcommittee1/6/2025
Full Bill Text
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