Florida legal term
Firearm in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Firearm” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Firearm” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Firearm” means any weapon (including a starter gun) which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive; the frame or receiver of any such weapon; any firearm muffler or firearm silencer; any destructive device; or any machine gun. (Fla. Stat. § 790.001)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Misuse of laser lighting devices
- Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited; penalties
- Appointment of tax collectors to accept applications for a concealed weapon or firearm license; fees; penalties
- Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon’s breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited
- Bump-fire stocks prohibited
- County detention facilities; contraband articles
- Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records
- Culpable negligence
- Discharging firearm in public or on residential property
- Furnishing weapons to minors under 18 years of age or persons of unsound mind and furnishing firearms to minors under 18 years of age prohibited
- Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms
- Introduction or removal of certain articles unlawful; penalty
Related terms in the same statutes
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