Most cities/towns/counties in Florida willfully violated FS790.033 since it's approval in 1987.
Now Florida is headed in the right direction and in 2011 the Legislature passed HB45 that imposes fines on counties and municipalities that do not adhere to FS790.033 and that do not repeal local gun laws that conflict and to stop enforcing their own firearms and ammunition ordinances by Oct. 1 2011. Mayors and council and commission members will risk a $5,000 fine and removal from office if they “knowingly and willfully violate” the law. Towns that enforce their ordinances that conflict with FS790.033 risk a $100,000 fine.
Florida also passed the "Castle Law" (FS776.013) that expanded our rights of self protection.
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