Florida Senate - 2025                                      SB 94
       
       
        
       By Senator Fine
       
       
       
       
       
       19-00424-25                                             202594__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to sales or transfers of firearms to
    3         persons under 21 years of age; amending s. 790.065,
    4         F.S.; deleting a prohibition on sales or transfers of
    5         firearms to persons under 21 years of age and
    6         exceptions; providing an effective date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Subsection (13) of section 790.065, Florida
   11  Statutes, is amended to read:
   12         790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms.—
   13         (13) A person younger than 21 years of age may not purchase
   14  a firearm. The sale or transfer of a firearm to a person younger
   15  than 21 years of age may not be made or facilitated by a
   16  licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer. A
   17  person who violates this subsection commits a felony of the
   18  third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
   19  or s. 775.084. The prohibitions of this subsection do not apply
   20  to the purchase of a rifle or shotgun by a law enforcement
   21  officer or correctional officer, as those terms are defined in
   22  s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9), or a
   23  servicemember as defined in s. 250.01.
   24         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.