florida bill if passed will outlaw semi auto pistols in florida

[bigdog21]

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.

8

9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

10

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.

 

[jeff-10]

We have one of the most pro-2A governors in the history of US governors. I doubt he would sign something like that.

 

[strat81]

So the way I understand it, if someone developed a commercially viable semi-automatic that cycled using electricity or compressed gas, that it would not be semi-automatic according to the above definition.

 

[.cheese.]

I'll be incredibly surprised if that passes here.

This is the gunshine state (or at least as we were called by the Sun Sentinel article about how CCW'ers are all criminals down here.



Whatever. We'll see.

 

[.cheese.]

Here's the author:

Florida Senator Frederica S. Wilson

Feel free to contact her:

Capitol Address
Senate Office Building, Room 224
404 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100
Phone: 850-487-5116
Phone: 277-5116 (SunCom)

District Address
18425 Northwest Second Avenue, Suite 310

Miami, FL 33169
Phone: 305-654-7150
Fax: 888-284-8589

 

[shield20]

ANY semi with a detachable magazine covers A LOT of guns - who proposed this bill and why the hell was he [she] elected in the 1st place??

[oops - thanks TE!]

 

[.cheese.]

I'll probably be giving her a call soon as she is from my district.

 

[.cheese.]

Shield20 - see above your post as to who proposed it.

 

[romma]

I live in Ct... I have a Florida Permit... Please vote this insane politician out of office! That is all...

 

[Libertylover]

You're really worried about this in the Gunshine state?

Go through the motions, oppose this with everything you've got, get in some good practice, but c'mon, this has no chance down there!

 

[Hatchett]

Someone please write a bill to illegalize her hat.

 

[delta53]

something not right about this

I doubt this is a real bill relaxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

[bigdog21]

oh its a real bill I pulled it off the florida senate website.

 

[Trip20]

DON'T relax..........

Flip out about every bill with even the slightest potential to infringe on your Rights. Write, call, email, and shout!

As soon as they see a relaxed response to these annoyances... that's when they'll see an opportunity to introduce something that can do some real damage.

 

[jlbraun]

Is this thing even out of committee?

 

[scurtis_34471]

This has about zero chance of passing in Florida, but I took the time to write my State Senator and Representative anyway. It may seem pointless to send such an e-mail to someone who got the NRA's Defender of Freedom award, but I still think its important to show support for ideas that matter as a way of reminding politicians that same things cannot be traded for other political favors.

 

[g5reality]

Just called teh good senator's office. She comes up for election Next Year 2008. Get rid of her if she hasn't already done it to her self with this bill. Call the office and speak to her staff, let them know that if she doesn't pull the bill she won't get re-ellected and they'll all be out of jobs. hit them in the pocket book. They have influence over her as staff members and no one wants to loose a cushy job over a bll that won't get passed or signed.

 

[Duncan223]

I called, spoke with a pleasant woman and told her why I oppose the bill.

Gave her my REAL name, and telephone number and reminded her that I was a candidate for the Florida House in 1998 and 2000.

We'll see how this unfolds.

 

[30 cal slob]

well, i'm sure this politico is going to be getting an earful in the gunshine state.

 

[LAR-15]

The chance of passage is less than zero.

Florida must be a great state for gun owners

You passed the original Castle Doctorine

 

[feedthehogs]

Yes we are a good gun friendly state.
That is due in a big way to Marion Hammer and the Florida Sportsman and all the activists in this state.

Northern county voters get credit as well.

We in the southern counties live among the transplanted northern elitists and their views.

Wilson is from Miami-Dade and I bet represents a high crime district and is getting bombarded with requests to curb the use of semi-auto rifles by gang members.

We here in Palm Beach have seen a dramatic rise in gang crime and the use of semi-auto rifles such as ak's and sks's over hand guns.
The police and the DA have no idea on how to combat the gang crime except thru gun control.
Even the ATFE has been lax in their investigation of this type of crime.
Its really sad.

Calls for gun control have been comming. But we must make them understand the truth.

Floridians don't rest on the backs of others and keep our state a gun friendly state.

 

[Correia]

You passed the original Castle Doctorine

Nope. Some states have been that way since they became states.

 

[scurtis_34471]

South Florida is very liberal, but most of the population growth is in Central and North Florida, which tend to be much more conservative. The population in the red counties vastly outnumbers the population in the blue counties. The people moving into Florida over the last 20 years have no shown themselves to be particularly liberal as a group. A lot of people came here because Florida has low taxes, a relatively low cost of living (although that is changing fast) and a good standard of living. The last thing they want is big dollar big government.

 

[Stretchman]

Correct me if I am wrong, but it doesn't say rifles. I guess it means anything, including pistols, of more than 5 rounds.

Ridiculous.

It also doesn't look like there is a grandfather clause. It rules possesion illegal period. Unconstitutional.

 

[cbsbyte]

South Florida is very liberal, but most of the population growth is in Central and North Florida, which tend to be much more conservative. The population in the red counties vastly outnumbers the population in the blue counties. The people moving into Florida over the last 20 years have no shown themselves to be particularly liberal as a group.

What you are saying is no longer true. The vast majority of new residents that move into Florida are from the North and tend to vote Democrat. If you watched the last few elections you will see a trend in the Central and Nothern parts of the state are becoming less red and more purple with the influx of northerners. Now it might take some years before most Northern Florida becomes Democrat but the change is happening.