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#Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence – Gun Law Information Experts

Florida State Law Summary

Among other things, Florida:

• Requires a three-day waiting period prior to purchase of a handgun;
• Imposes liability upon persons who fail to secure their firearms to make them inaccessible to children ; and
• Prohibits the transfer or possession of certain types of ammunition .

Florida does not. however:

Local governments in Florida generally lack authority to regulate firearms or ammunition, and the state requires the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to issue a license to carry a concealed weapon to any applicant who meets certain basic qualifications.

In 2013, Florida had the 23rd highest rate of gun deaths per capita among the states.  Florida was a net importer of crime guns in 2009, ranking 29th in its rate of crime gun exports that year.