Florida Senate - 2018                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for HB 55
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Stewart moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Before line 14
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 790.30, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         790.30Assault weapons.—
    8         (1)DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
    9         (a)“Assault weapon” means:
   10         1. A selective-fire firearm capable of fully automatic,
   11  semiautomatic, or burst fire at the option of the user.
   12         2.A part or combination of parts that convert a firearm
   13  into an assault weapon, or any combination of parts from which
   14  an assault weapon may be assembled if those parts are in the
   15  possession or under the control of the same person.
   16         3.A semiautomatic firearm that meets the criteria of one
   17  of the following sub-subparagraphs:
   18         a.A semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a
   19  detachable magazine and that has one or more of the following:
   20         (I)A folding or telescoping stock.
   21         (II)A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the
   22  action of the weapon or any feature functioning as a protruding
   23  grip that can be held by the nontrigger hand or a thumbhole
   24  stock.
   25         (III)A bayonet mount.
   26         (IV)A flash suppressor or threaded barrel designed to
   27  accommodate a flash suppressor.
   28         (V)A grenade launcher.
   29         (VI)A shroud that is attached to the barrel, or that
   30  partially or completely encircles the barrel and allows the
   31  bearer to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without
   32  being burned, but excluding a slide that encloses the barrel.
   33         b.A semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a
   34  detachable magazine and that has one or more of the following:
   35         (I)The capacity to accept an ammunition magazine that
   36  attaches to the pistol at any location outside the pistol grip.
   37         (II)A threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel
   38  extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer.
   39         (III)A slide that encloses the barrel and that allows the
   40  shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without
   41  being burned.
   42         (IV)A manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the
   43  pistol is unloaded.
   44         (V)A semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.
   45         (VI)Any feature capable of functioning as a protruding
   46  grip that can be held by the nontrigger hand.
   47         (VII)A folding, telescoping, or thumbhole stock.
   48         c.A semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of the
   49  following:
   50         (I)A folding or telescoping stock.
   51         (II)A pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the
   52  action of the weapon.
   53         (III)A thumbhole stock.
   54         (IV)A fixed-magazine capacity in excess of 5 rounds.
   55         (V)An ability to accept a detachable magazine.
   56         d.A semiautomatic pistol or a semiautomatic, centerfire,
   57  or rimfire rifle with a fixed magazine that has the capacity to
   58  accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
   59         e.A part or combination of parts designed or intended to
   60  convert a firearm into an assault weapon, or any combination of
   61  parts from which an assault weapon may be assembled if those
   62  parts are in the possession or under the control of the same
   63  person.
   64         (b)“Detachable magazine” means an ammunition feeding
   65  device that can be removed from a firearm without disassembly of
   66  the firearm action.
   67         (c)“Fixed magazine” means an ammunition feeding device
   68  contained in, or permanently attached to, a firearm in such a
   69  manner that the device cannot be removed without disassembly of
   70  the firearm action.
   71         (d)“Large-capacity magazine” means any ammunition feeding
   72  device with the capacity to accept more than 7 rounds, or any
   73  conversion kit, part, or combination of parts from which such a
   74  device can be assembled if those parts are in the possession or
   75  under the control of the same person, but does not include any
   76  of the following:
   77         1.A feeding device that has been permanently altered so
   78  that it cannot accommodate more than 7 rounds;
   79         2.A .22 caliber tube ammunition feeding device; or
   80         3.A tubular magazine that is contained in a lever-action
   81  firearm.
   82         (e)“Licensed gun dealer” means a person who has a federal
   83  firearms license.
   84         (2)SALE OR TRANSFER.—
   85         (a)A person may not import into this state or, within this
   86  state, distribute, transport, sell, keep for sale, offer or
   87  expose for sale, or give an assault weapon or large-capacity
   88  magazine. Except as provided in paragraph (b), any person who
   89  violates this paragraph commits a felony of the third degree,
   90  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   91         (b)A person may not transfer, sell, or give an assault
   92  weapon or large-capacity magazine to a person under 21 years of
   93  age. Any person who violates this paragraph commits a felony of
   94  the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
   95  775.083, or s. 775.084.
   96         (c)Paragraph (a) does not apply to:
   97         1.The sale of assault weapons or large-capacity magazines
   98  to the Department of Law Enforcement, to a law enforcement
   99  agency as defined in s. 934.02, to the Department of
  100  Corrections, or to the military, air, or naval forces of this
  101  state or the United States for use in the discharge of their
  102  official duties.
  103         2.A person who is the executor or administrator of an
  104  estate that includes an assault weapon or large-capacity
  105  magazine which is disposed of as authorized by the probate
  106  court, if the disposition is otherwise authorized under this
  107  section.
  108         3.The transfer by bequest or intestate succession of an
  109  assault weapon or large-capacity magazine.
  110         (3)POSSESSION.—
  111         (a)Except as otherwise provided in this section or
  112  authorized by any other law, a person may not, within this
  113  state, possess an assault weapon or large-capacity magazine. Any
  114  person who violates this paragraph commits a felony of the third
  115  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
  116  775.084.
  117         (b)Paragraph (a) does not apply to the possession of an
  118  assault weapon or large-capacity magazine by a member or
  119  employee of the Department of Law Enforcement, a law enforcement
  120  agency as defined in s. 934.02, the Department of Corrections,
  121  or the military, air, or naval forces of this state or of the
  122  United States for use in the discharge of his or her official
  123  duties; nor does this section prohibit the possession or use of
  124  an assault weapon or large-capacity magazine by a sworn member
  125  of one of these agencies when on duty and when the use is within
  126  the scope of his or her duties.
  127         (c)Paragraph (a) does not apply to the possession of an
  128  assault weapon or large-capacity magazine by any person before
  129  July 1, 2019, if all of the following are applicable:
  130         1.The person is eligible to apply for a certificate of
  131  possession for the assault weapon or large-capacity magazine by
  132  July 1, 2019;
  133         2.The person lawfully possessed the assault weapon or
  134  large-capacity magazine before October 1, 2018; and
  135         3.The person is otherwise in compliance with this section
  136  and the applicable requirements of this chapter for possession
  137  of a firearm.
  138         (d)Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person who is the
  139  executor or administrator of an estate that includes an assault
  140  weapon or large-capacity magazine, if the assault weapon or
  141  large-capacity magazine is possessed at a place authorized by
  142  the probate court.
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  144  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  145  And the title is amended as follows:
  146         Delete line 2
  147  and insert:
  148         An act relating to firearms; creating s. 790.30, F.S.;
  149         defining terms; prohibiting the sale or transfer of an
  150         assault weapon or large-capacity magazine; providing
  151         exceptions; providing criminal penalties; prohibiting
  152         possession of an assault weapon or large-capacity
  153         magazine; providing exceptions; providing criminal
  154         penalties; amending s.