Bill Text: FL S1122 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons or Firearms
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-21 - Withdrawn from further consideration [S1122 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S1122-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2019 SB 1122 By Senator Pizzo 38-01541-19 20191122__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to licenses to carry concealed weapons 3 or firearms; amending s. 790.06, F.S.; reducing the 4 number of years that such licenses are valid; 5 requiring that certain persons successfully 6 demonstrate firearms proficiency through a specified 7 course to obtain a license; providing course 8 requirements; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Subsection (1) and paragraph (h) of subsection 13 (2) of section 790.06, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 14 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.— 15 (1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is 16 authorized to issue licenses to carry concealed weapons or 17 concealed firearms to persons qualified as provided in this 18 section. Each such license must bear a color photograph of the 19 licensee. For the purposes of this section, concealed weapons or 20 concealed firearms are defined as a handgun, electronic weapon 21 or device, tear gas gun, knife, or billie, but the term does not 22 include a machine gun as defined in s. 790.001(9). Such licenses 23 shall be valid throughout the state for a period of 47years 24 afterfromthe date of issuance. Any person in compliance with 25 the terms of such license may carry a concealed weapon or 26 concealed firearm notwithstandingthe provisions ofs. 790.01. 27 The licensee must carry the license, together with valid 28 identification, at all times in which the licensee is in actual 29 possession of a concealed weapon or firearm and must display 30 both the license and proper identification upon demand by a law 31 enforcement officer. Violations ofthe provisions ofthis 32 subsection shall constitute a noncriminal violation with a 33 penalty of $25, payable to the clerk of the court. 34 (2) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services 35 shall issue a license if the applicant: 36 (h) Demonstrates competence with a firearm through the 37 satisfaction of any one the following requirementsby any one of38the following: 39 1.a. Completion of any of the following instructional 40 courses: 41 (I) Any hunter education or hunter safety course approved 42 by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a similar 43 agency of another state; 44 (II)2.Completion ofAny National Rifle Association 45 firearms safety or training course; 46 (III)3.Completion ofAny firearms safety or training 47 course or class available to the general public offered by a law 48 enforcement agency, junior college, college, or private or 49 public institution or organization or firearms training school, 50 using instructors certified by the National Rifle Association, 51 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, orthe52 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; 53 (IV)4.Completion ofAny law enforcement firearms safety or 54 training course or class offered for security guards, 55 investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision 56 of a law enforcement agency or security enforcement; or 575.Presents evidence of equivalent experience with a58firearm through participation in organized shooting competition59or military service;606.Is licensed or has been licensed to carry a firearm in61this state or a county or municipality of this state, unless62such license has been revoked for cause; or63 (V)7.Completion ofAny firearms training or safety course 64 or class conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle 65 Association certified firearms instructor.;66 67 A photocopy of a certificate of completion of any of the courses 68 or classes; an affidavit from the instructor, school, club, 69 organization, or group that conducted or taught such course or 70 class attesting to the completion of the course or class by the 71 applicant; or a copy of any document that shows completion of 72 the course or class or evidences participation in firearms 73 competition shall constitute evidence of qualification under 74 this paragraph. 75 b. Persons who complete an instructional course pursuant to 76 sub-sub-subparagraph a.(I), sub-sub-subparagraph a.(II), sub 77 sub-subparagraph a.(III), or sub-sub-subparagraph a.(V) shall 78 demonstrate their proficiency safely handling and discharging a 79 firearm through the completion of the following course of fire 80 proficiency demonstration with a minimum score of 70 percent: 81 (I) Stage one.—Twenty shots must be fired from a distance 82 of 3 yards, as follows: five shots must be fired in a “one-shot 83 exercise” with 2 seconds allowed for each shot, 10 shots must be 84 fired in a “two-shot exercise” with 3 seconds allowed for each 85 two-shot sequence, and five shots must be fired in 10 seconds. 86 (II) Stage two.—Twenty shots must be fired from a distance 87 of 7 yards, as follows: five shots must be fired in 10 seconds, 88 five shots must be fired in two stages: two shots must be fired 89 in 4 seconds and three shots must be fired in 6 seconds, five 90 shots must be fired in a “one-shot exercise” with 3 seconds 91 allowed for each shot, and five shots must be fired in 15 92 seconds. 93 (III) Stage three.—Ten shots must be fired from a distance 94 of 15 yards, as follows: five shots must be fired in two stages: 95 two shots must be fired in 6 seconds and three shots must be 96 fired in 9 seconds, and five shots must be fired in 15 seconds. 97 98 All courses of fire proficiency demonstration must be scored on 99 a standard B-27 target that must be 24 inches by 45 inches in 100 size. The target must be scored using the 5, 4, 3 scoring 101 diagram in the upper left corner of the target. Optical 102 enhancers may not be used during the course of fire proficiency 103 demonstration. The course of fire proficiency demonstration must 104 be completed using live ammunition. Proficiency scores must be 105 reported by the course provider or instructor to the Department 106 of Agriculture and Consumer Services on a form approved by the 107 department. The course provider or instructor shall maintain 108 records of the course of fire proficiency demonstration for 3 109 years certifying that he or she observed the student safely 110 handle the firearm in his or her presence and that the student 111 completed the course of fire proficiency demonstration; 112 2. Presents evidence of equivalent experience with a 113 firearm through participation in an organized shooting 114 competition or military service; or 115 3. Is licensed or has been licensed to carry a firearm in 116 this state or a county or municipality of this state, unless 117 such license has been revoked for causeA person who conducts a118course pursuant to subparagraph 2., subparagraph 3., or119subparagraph 7., or who, as an instructor, attests to the120completion of such courses, must maintain records certifying121that he or she observed the student safely handle and discharge122the firearm in his or her physical presence and that the123discharge of the firearm included live fire using a firearm and124ammunition as defined in s. 790.001; 125 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.