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Florida

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Florida. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the Spanish and British colonial periods through territorial years, statehood, and the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, military and maritime records, and oral histories tied to Florida people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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    Leslie A. Thompson, A Manual or Digest of the Statute Law of the State of Florida 498 (1847)
    (1832)
    Act of Jan. 5, 1847, Ch. 75, § 3: Prohibited concealed carry of any dirk, pistol, or other arm or weapon. Violators fined not less than five dollars not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten days nor exceeding six months.
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    1852 Fla. Acts 137
    (1852)
    An Act To Prevent Fire Hunting in the County of St. Johns, ch. 558, § 1: Prohibited hunting by fire light in the night time with a gun or other firearms and not on one's own private property within the county of St. Johns. Violators fined not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding one month at discretion of the court.
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    Leslie A. Thompson, A Manual or Digest of the Statute Law of the State of Florida 547 (1847)
    (1827)
    Prohibited any male "Indian" from leaving the reservations. Allowed the confiscation of any guns in possession of violators. Violators also subject up to thirty-nine stripes from a whip at the discretion of the Justice.