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Florida Senate - 2007 SB 2266
By Senator Wilson
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to firearms; creating s.
3 790.222, F.S.; defining the term "semiautomatic
4 assault firearm"; prohibiting the manufacture,
5 transfer, or possession of a semiautomatic
6 assault firearm; providing exceptions;
7 providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Section 790.222, Florida Statutes, is
12 created to read:
13 790.222 Manufacture, transfer, or possession of a
14 semiautomatic assault firearm prohibited.--
15 (1)(a) As used in this section, the term
16 "semiautomatic assault firearm" means a firearm that is
17 capable of firing a series of rounds by separate successive
18 depressions of the trigger and that uses the energy of
19 discharge to perform a portion of the operating cycle.
20 (b) The term "semiautomatic assault firearm" does not
21 mean:
22 1. A firearm that:
23 a. Is manually operated by bolt, pump, lever, or slide
24 action;
25 b. Has been rendered permanently inoperable; or
26 c. Is an antique firearm.
27 2. A semiautomatic rifle that cannot accept a
28 detachable magazine that holds more than five rounds of
29 ammunition; or
30 3. A semiautomatic shotgun that cannot hold more than
31 five rounds of ammunition in a fixed or detachable magazine.
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1 (2) A person may not manufacture, transfer, or have in
2 his or her care, custody, possession, or control a
3 semiautomatic assault firearm in this state.
4 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the possession or
5 transfer of a semiautomatic assault firearm otherwise lawfully
6 possessed under state or federal law on the effective date of
7 this act.
8 (4) Subsection (2) does not apply to:
9 (a) The manufacture for, transfer to, or possession of
10 a semiautomatic assault firearm by a department or agency of
11 the United States; by a department, agency, or political
12 subdivision of a state; or by a law enforcement officer
13 employed by such an entity for purposes of law enforcement,
14 whether on or off duty;
15 (b) The transfer of a semiautomatic assault firearm to
16 a licensee under Title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for
17 purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical
18 protection system and security organization required by
19 federal law, or possession by an employee or contractor of the
20 licensee on site for such purposes or off site for purposes of
21 licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear
22 materials;
23 (c) The possession, by a person who is retired from
24 service with a law enforcement agency and is not otherwise
25 prohibited from receiving a firearm, of a semiautomatic
26 assault weapon transferred to the person by the agency upon
27 the person's retirement; or
28 (d) The manufacture, transfer, or possession of a
29 semiautomatic assault weapon by a licensed manufacturer or
30 licensed importer for the purposes of testing or
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1 experimentation authorized by the Attorney General of the
2 United States.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
4 law.
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7 SENATE SUMMARY
8 Defines the term "semiautomatic assault firearm."
Prohibits the manufacture, transfer, or possession of a
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