Fla. Stat. ch. 790 – Weapons and Firearms | Midpage790.001Definitions790.01Carrying concealed weapons790.015Nonresidents who are United States citizens and hold a concealed weapons license in another state; reciprocity790.02Officer to arrest without warrant and upon probable cause790.051Exemption from licensing requirements; law enforcement officers790.052Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law enforcement officers790.053Open carrying of weapons790.054Prohibited use of self-defense weapon or device against law enforcement officer; penalties790.06License to carry concealed weapon or firearm790.061Judges and justices; exceptions from licensure provisions790.065Sale and delivery of firearms790.0655Purchase and delivery of handguns; mandatory waiting period; exceptions; penalties790.07Persons engaged in criminal offense, having weapons790.08Taking possession of weapons and arms; reports; disposition; custody790.09Manufacturing or selling slungshot790.10Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms790.11Carrying firearms in national forests prohibited790.115Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions790.12Permit may be granted by county commissioners790.14Penalty for violation of ss. 790.11 and 790.12790.145Crimes in pharmacies; possession of weapons; penalties790.15Discharging firearm in public790.151Using firearm while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, or controlled substances; penalties790.153Tests for impairment or intoxication; right to refuse790.155Blood test for impairment or intoxication in cases of death or serious bodily injury; right to use reasonable force790.157Presumption of impairment; testing methods790.16Discharging machine guns; penalty790.161Making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging any destructive device or attempt so to do, felony; penalties790.1612Authorization for governmental manufacture, possession, and use of destructive devices790.1615Unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of destructive device or bomb that results in injury to another; penalty790.162Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty790.163False report about planting bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction; penalty790.164False reports concerning planting a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction in, or committing arson against, state-owned property; penalty; reward790.165Planting of "hoax bomb" prohibited; penalties790.166Manufacture, possession, sale, delivery, display, use, or attempted or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction or hoax weapon of mass destruction prohibited; definitions; penalties790.169Juvenile offenders; release of names and addresses790.17Furnishing weapons to minors under 18 years of age or persons of unsound mind and furnishing firearms to minors under 18 years of age prohibited790.173Legislative findings and intent790.174Safe storage of firearms required790.175Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties790.18Sale or transfer of arms to minors by dealers790.19Shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, public or private buildings, occupied or not occupied; vessels, aircraft, buses, railroad cars, streetcars, or other vehicles790.22Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation; possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties790.221Possession of short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun; penalty790.225Ballistic self-propelled knives; unlawful to manufacture, sell, or possess; forfeiture; penalty790.23Felons and delinquents; possession of firearms or electric weapons or devices unlawful790.233Possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts of domestic violence; penalties790.235Possession of firearm by violent career criminal unlawful; penalty790.24Report of medical treatment of certain wounds; penalty for failure to report790.25Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and other weapons790.256Public service announcements790.27Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited; penalties790.28Purchase of rifles and shotguns in contiguous states790.29Paramilitary training; teaching or participation prohibited790.31Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon's breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited790.33Field of regulation of firearms and ammunition preempted790.331Prohibition of civil actions against firearms or ammunition manufacturers, firearms trade associations, firearms or ammunition distributors, or firearms or ammunition dealers