Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 234
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  04/12/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Bogdanoff) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 164 and 165
    4  insert:
    5         Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 790.053, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         790.053 Open carrying of weapons.—
    8         (1) Except as otherwise provided by law and in subsection
    9  (2), it is unlawful for any person to openly carry on or about
   10  his or her person any firearm or electric weapon or device,
   11  except as provided in s. 790.06(1). It shall not be a violation
   12  of this section for a person who is licensed to carry a
   13  concealed firearm, and who is lawfully carrying it in a
   14  concealed manner, to accidentally or inadvertently display the
   15  firearm to the ordinary sight of another person so long as the
   16  firearm is not displayed in a rude, angry, or threatening
   17  manner.
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   20         And the title is amended as follows:
   21         Delete line 16
   22  and insert:
   23         place in another state. amending s. 790.053, F.S.;
   24         providing that person in compliance with the terms of
   25         a concealed carry license is not in violation of s.
   26         790.053(1), F.S. when the concealed firearm is
   27         accidentally or inadvertently displayed to the
   28         ordinary sight of another person; providing an
   29         effective date.