Preemption Source Page

Firearms and ammunition preemption

Florida reserves firearms regulation to the state and includes personal penalties for local officials who violate the statute.


F.S. 790.33Source recordstatute
1Affected plankslinked back to the inventory
Public SafetyScopepolicy area constrained by source law
Operational Impact

Removes local gun-rule implementation from the mayor’s toolset and creates direct legal exposure for noncompliance.

Within-Authority Path

Keep the city response on intervention funding, crisis-response capacity, youth programs, and public-safety transparency measures.

Accountability

Prepared and reviewed as civic research.

Prepared by
OrlandoFirst Editor
Reviewed by
OrlandoFirst Editor
Published
2026-04-24
Last reviewed
2026-05-03
Last updated
2026-05-03