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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the discharge of firearms on
3 residential property; amending s. 790.15, F.S.;
4 prohibiting the recreational discharge of a firearm in
5 certain residential areas; providing criminal
6 penalties; providing exceptions; providing an
7 effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Subsection (4) is added to section 790.15,
12 Florida Statutes, to read:
13 790.15 Discharging firearm in public or on residential
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15 (4) A person who recreationally discharges a firearm
16 outdoors, including target shooting, in an area that the person
17 knows or reasonably should know is primarily residential in
18 nature and that has a residential density of one or more
19 dwelling units per acre commits a misdemeanor of the first
20 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This
21 subsection does not apply:
22 (a) To a person lawfully defending life or property or
23 performing official duties requiring the discharge of a firearm;
24 (b) If, under the circumstances, the discharge does not
25 pose a reasonably foreseeable risk to life, safety, or property;
26 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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