Florida Senate - 2018                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 7026
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Simmons moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (234288) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Delete lines 368 - 378
    5  and insert:
    6         (13)(a) A person younger than 21 years of age may not
    7  purchase an assault weapon. The sale or transfer of an assault
    8  weapon to a person younger than 21 years of age may not be made
    9  or facilitated by any person, including a licensed importer,
   10  licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer. A person who violates
   11  this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable
   12  as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Solely for
   13  the purposes of this paragraph, the term “assault weapon” means
   14  a fully automatic or semiautomatic rifle or shotgun or a
   15  semiautomatic rifle or shotgun that has a fixed magazine
   16  capacity of more than 10 rounds of centerfire ammunition. The
   17  term also includes a semiautomatic rifle or shotgun when it is
   18  loaded with a detachable magazine having a capacity of more than
   19  10 rounds of centerfire ammunition or when the rifle or shotgun
   20  is possessed by a person under 21 years of age who also
   21  possesses a detachable magazine for the rifle or shotgun which
   22  has a capacity of more than 10 rounds of centerfire ammunition.
   23         (b) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) do not apply to the
   24  purchase of a rifle or shotgun by a law enforcement officer or
   25  correctional officer, as those terms are defined in s.
   26  943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9), or to a
   27  servicemember as defined in s. 250.01. This paragraph expires on
   28  July 1, 2021, unless renewed by the Legislature.
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   30  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   31  And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete lines 2435 - 2440
   33  and insert:
   34         from purchasing an assault weapon; prohibiting the
   35         sale or transfer, or facilitation of a sale or
   36         transfer, of an assault weapon to a person younger
   37         than a certain age by any person, including a licensed
   38         importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer;
   39         providing criminal penalties; defining the term
   40         “assault weapon”; providing exceptions; providing a
   41         repeal date for such exceptions; amending s. 790.0655,
   42         F.S.; revising the