1899 Fla. Laws 93
| dc.coverage.spatial | Florida | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-23T23:45:43Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-11T14:51:52Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T00:25:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1899 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any gun, pistol, or other fire-arm, except in self defense, while on any passenger train in this State; or to recklessly handle any fire-arm or other weapon in the presence of any other person or persons on any train carrying passengers in this State. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person guilty of either of the offenses described in the first section of this act shall upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not exceeding six months, one or both at the discretion of the Court. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law makes it illegal to fire a gun on a passenger train in Florida (except in self-defense) or to handle a weapon recklessly around others on such trains. Violations are misdemeanors punishable by a fine, jail time, or both. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3517 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_and_Resolutions_Adopted_by_the_Legi/PRQ4AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA93&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | DISCHARGE | |
| dc.subject | HANDLING | |
| dc.title | 1899 Fla. Laws 93 |