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CS/CS/HB 41 2016
A bill to be entitled
An act relating to the discharge of firearms on
residential property; amending s. 790.15, F.S.;
prohibiting the recreational discharge of a firearm in
certain residential areas; providing criminal
penalties; providing exceptions; providing an
effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 790.15,
Florida Statutes, to read:
790.15 Discharging firearm in public or on residential
property.—
(4) A person who recreationally discharges a firearm
outdoors, including target shooting, in an area that the person
knows or reasonably should know is primarily residential in
nature and that has a residential density of one or more
dwelling units per acre commits a misdemeanor of the first
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This
subsection does not apply:
(a) To a person lawfully defending life or property or
performing official duties requiring the discharge of a firearm;
(b) If, under the circumstances, the discharge does not
pose a reasonably foreseeable risk to life, safety, or property;
or
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(c) To a person who accidentally discharges a firearm.
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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