So I guess there must be two AWB ballots.
I found this one first:
https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Ban...ions_for_Firearm_Possession_Initiative_(2020)
It’s basically a ban on magazines over 7 rounds along with firearms capable of firing in “fully automatic mode” and “sniper rifles” (I imagine 50 bmg rifles is what they are getting at here). Hopefully the form 4 on my second machine gun clears before this thing passes!
And I also see this petition:
https://bawnfl.org/banassaultweaponsnowpetition.pdf
It looks current. The source web sight looks up to date. Ban on mags over 10 rounds for rifles or shotguns. Does not apply to handguns. No registration of magazines but you must register assault rifles. Not sure about handing guns down through the generations. I guess this is the grandfathering part under limitations section:
“d) If a person had lawful possession of an assault weapon prior to the effective date of this subsection, the person's possession of that assault weapon is not unlawful (1) during the first year after the effective date of this subsection, or (2) after the person has registered with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or a successor agency, within one year of the effective date of this subsection, by providing a sworn or attested statement, that the weapon was lawfully in his or her possession prior to the effective date of this subsection and by identifying the weapon by make, model, and serial number. The agency must provide and the person must retain proof of registration in order for possession to remain lawful under this subsection. Registration records shall be available on a permanent basis to local, state and federal law enforcement agencies for valid law enforcement purposes but shall otherwise be confidential.”
The above is confusing. Can someone break this down for me?
Interesting that handguns are excluded. It seems like we are at a point where CCW freedoms are ever expanding across the country but at the same time in these same states owning semi auto rifles with standard cap mags is coming to an end.
penalties for violation is a 3rd degree felony. Not sure what that is but it sounds pretty serious.
As for this being constitutional I don’t see why it wouldn’t be. The constitution itself is being modified after all. Sure we have 6:1 conservative to liberal justices on the Supreme Court but this is a simple modification of our constitution. I hate having such an easily amendable constitution.
Dan