Florida Statute 790.33 occupies the entire field of firearm and ammunition regulation, voiding any Jacksonville-Duval consolidated ordinance attempting to govern guns and exposing local officials to personal civil liability and removal from office for knowing violations.
Section 790.33 reserves to the Florida Legislature the whole field of regulating firearms, ammunition, and components, and declares any conflicting county, city, or special-district rule null and void. The consolidated City of Jacksonville-Duval County therefore cannot pass binding ordinances on registration, possession, sale, transfer, transport, taxation, manufacture, licensing, marking, recordkeeping, or use of guns. Officials who knowingly enact or enforce a preempted rule face a $5,000 personal fine, mandatory removal from office, attorney fee shifting, and loss of public-funds defense. Jacksonville repealed older firearm rules after the 2011 amendment added these penalties.
Cities or officials enforcing preempted rules face declaratory and injunctive actions plus a $5,000 personal civil penalty, removal from office, plaintiff attorney fees, and damages up to $100,000.
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