Florida Senate - 2015 SB 1000
By Senator Hays
11-00995B-15 20151000__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to slungshot; amending s. 790.001,
3 F.S.; revising the definition of “concealed weapon” to
4 delete its inclusion of a slungshot; amending s.
5 790.09, F.S.; deleting provisions prohibiting the
6 manufacture or sale of any instrument or weapon
7 usually known as slungshot; amending s. 790.18, F.S.;
8 deleting a provision prohibiting a dealer in arms from
9 selling or transferring a slungshot to a minor;
10 providing an effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
15 790.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
16 790.001 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, except where
17 the context otherwise requires:
18 (3)(a) “Concealed weapon” means any dirk, metallic
19 knuckles, slungshot, billie, tear gas gun, chemical weapon or
20 device, or other deadly weapon carried on or about a person in
21 such a manner as to conceal the weapon from the ordinary sight
22 of another person.
23 Section 2. Section 790.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to
24 read:
25 790.09 Manufacturing or selling metallic knuckles
26 slungshot.—Whoever manufactures or causes to be manufactured, or
27 sells or exposes for sale any instrument or weapon of the kind
28 usually known as slungshot, or metallic knuckles commits, shall
29 be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as
30 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
31 Section 3. Section 790.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to
32 read:
33 790.18 Sale or transfer of arms to minors by dealers.—It is
34 unlawful for any dealer in arms to sell or transfer to a minor
35 any firearm, pistol, Springfield rifle or other repeating rifle,
36 bowie knife or dirk knife, brass knuckles, slungshot, or
37 electric weapon or device. A person who violates this section
38 commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in
39 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
40 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.