Florida legal term
Machine gun in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Machine gun” 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 “Machine gun” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Machine gun” means any firearm which shoots, or is designed to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manually reloading, by a single function of the trigger. (Fla. Stat. § 790.001)
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