| 1 | Representative Gelber offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment to Amendment (619487) |
| 4 | Remove lines 52 through 96 and insert: |
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| 6 | (c) Records of firearms that have been reported stolen |
| 7 | which are retained for a period not in excess of 1 year after |
| 8 | such firearms are recovered. |
| 9 | (d) Firearm records which must be retained by firearm |
| 10 | dealers under federal law, including copies of such records |
| 11 | transmitted to law enforcement agencies. However, no state |
| 12 | governmental agency or local government, special district, or |
| 13 | other political subdivision or official, agent, or employee of |
| 14 | such state or other governmental entity or any other person, |
| 15 | private or public, shall accumulate, compile, computerize, or |
| 16 | otherwise collect or convert such written records into any form |
| 17 | of list, registry, or database for any purpose. |
| 18 | (e)1. Records kept pursuant to the recordkeeping |
| 19 | provisions of s. 790.065; however, nothing in this section shall |
| 20 | be construed to authorize the public release or inspection of |
| 21 | records which are made confidential and exempt from the |
| 22 | provisions of s. 119.07(1) by s. 790.065(4)(a). |
| 23 | 2. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to allow |
| 24 | the maintaining of records containing the names of purchasers or |
| 25 | transferees who receive unique approval numbers or the |
| 26 | maintaining of records of firearm transactions. |
| 27 | (f) Firearm records required by chapters 538 and 539. |
| 28 | 1. Electronic firearm records held pursuant to chapter 538 |
| 29 | may only be kept by a secondhand dealer for 1 year after the |
| 30 | date of the purchase of the firearm by the secondhand dealer. |
| 31 | 2. Electronic firearm records held pursuant to chapter 539 |
| 32 | may only be kept by a pawnbroker for 1 year after the expiration |
| 33 | of the loan which is secured by a firearm. |
| 34 | 3. Except as required by federal law, any firearm records |
| 35 | kept pursuant to chapter 538 or chapter 539 shall not, at any |
| 36 | time, be electronically transferred to any public or private |
| 37 | entity, agency, business, or enterprise, nor shall any such |
| 38 | records be copied or transferred for purposes of accumulation of |
| 39 | such records into lists, registries, or databases, except that, |
| 40 | notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any state |
| 41 | or federal agency investigating or prosecuting a felony offense |
| 42 | may subpoena, request, receive, and compile such records for |
| 43 | legitimate law enforcement purposes. |
| 44 | 4. Notwithstanding subparagraph 3., secondhand dealers and |
| 45 | pawnbrokers may electronically submit firearm transaction |
| 46 | records to the appropriate law enforcement agencies as required |
| 47 | by chapters 538 and 539; however, the law enforcement agencies |
| 48 | may not electronically submit such records to any other person |
| 49 | or entity and must destroy such records within 1 year after |
| 50 | receipt of such records. |