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Florida Self-Defense Laws
Regulates when you can legally use force, non-deadly or deadly, in defense of self, others, and property.
CHAPTER 776
JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE
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776.012 Defense of Person
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776.013 Defense of Home
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776.031 Defense of Property
CS/HB 87 (2024): Taking of Bears
Effective July/1st/ 2024
Floridians can now stand their ground and kill threatening bears.
The Self Defense Act of 2024 allows for the taking of bears without any penalties under specific circumstances.
Declared State of Emergency
HB 6025: Protects 2nd Amendment Rights during a State of Emergency
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HB 6025 repeals FL Statue 870.044
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Meaning, there are now no restrictions on carrying or selling of firearms and ammunition during a declared state of emergency.
Effective May/28th/2025
Display of deadly force, is it legal?
Yes.
If the self-defense encounter you are facing is a deadly threat.
F.S. 776.012(2) A person is justified in using or threatening to us deadly force if he/she Reasonably Believes ... it was Necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm or to prevent imminent forcible felony on self or another. Does not have the duty to retreat. Not engaged in criminal activity. Is in a place where he/she has a right to be.
776.08 Forcible Felony means treason; murder; manslaughter; sexual battery; carjacking; home-invasion robbery; robbery; burglary; arson; kidnapping; aggravated assault; aggravated battery; aggravated stalking; aircraft piracy; unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb; and any other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual.
No.
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If it is not in self-defense.
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If the self-defense encounter you are facing is NOT a deadly threat.
790.10 Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms. If in the presence of one or more. Exhibit in a rude, careless, angry or threatening manner. Not in necessary self-defense.
Florida Gun Laws
Regulates who, where, and how firearms are to be managed.
Firearms on School, College, University Property
SB 814 Weapons or Firearms at School-sponsored Events or on School Property
Effective July/1st/2025
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SB 814 amends s.790.115, prohibiting persons from "STORING" rather than "POSSESSING" firearms on school property...
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SB 814 "...a persons may carry (concealed) a firearm on the property of any college or university, including, but not limited to, any dormitory or residence hall owned or operated by a college or university, and in any other location he or she is legally authorized to do so"
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s790.06 (13) You may not carry on any college or university facility designated as a "sensitive location"
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s. 790.115(1) "This subsection does not apply to the exhibition of a firearm or weapon on private real property within 1,000 feet of a school by the owner of such property or by a person whose presence on such property has been authorized, licensed, or invited by the owner.
Firearms in Motor Vehicles
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790.251 "Protection of the right to keep and bear arms in motor vehicles for self-defense and other lawful purposes;" ...
Firearm must be lawfully possessed, in a locked private motor vehicle in a parking lot you are lawful to be there.
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EXCEPTIONS 790.251 (7)(a)-(g) (a)"Any school property as defined and regulated under s. 790.115", ...
Exception to the exception s. 790.115(3)..."school districts may adopt written and published policies that waive the exception ...for purposes of student and campus parking privileges."
790.013 Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms without a license.—...
(1) Must carry valid identification at all times when he or she is in actual possession of a concealed weapon
or concealed firearm and must display such identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer.
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