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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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    1933 Fla. Laws 623
    (1933)
    An Act to Prevent Throwing of Bombs and the Discharge of Machine Guns Upon, or Across Any Public Road in the State of Florida . . ., ch. 16111, § 1: Prohibited throwing a bomb or shooting a machine gun across or along a street or highway, any public park or place where people assemble with the intent to do bodily harm. Punishable by death.
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    1899 Fla. Laws 93
    (1899)
    An Act for the Better Protection of Passengers on Railway Trains in the State of Florida, ch. 4701, §§ 1-2: Prohibited discharge of any gun, pistol, or other firearm on any passenger train. Also prohibited reckless handle of any firearm or other weapon in the present of any other person on a train carrying passengers. Violators punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, or both at discretion of the court.