Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month

Plain English Breakdown

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Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month

This bill designates June as Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month to recognize safe firearm use and encourages agencies to sponsor safety events.

What This Bill Does

• Creates a new law in the Florida Statutes called Section 683.338.
• Designates the month of June as 'Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month'.
• States that the month recognizes safe and responsible firearm use while honoring constitutional rights.
• Encourages agencies to sponsor events about firearm dangers.
• Asks groups to provide voluntary training and safety demonstrations for the public.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Florida Department of Law Enforcement
• Local governments in Florida
• Other state agencies and organizations

Terms To Know

Second Amendment

A part of the U.S. Constitution that protects the right to keep firearms.

Florida Statutes

The official collection of laws for the state of Florida.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only encourages events; it does not require agencies to hold them.
• The text does not say how much money will be used for these events.
• The law takes effect on July 1, 2026.

Official Summary Text

Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month; Designates month of June as "Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month" for specified purpose; encourages FDLE, local governments, & other agencies & organizations to sponsor certain events.

Current Bill Text

HB 171 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to Responsible Firearm Safety 2
Awareness Month; creating s. 683.338, F.S.; 3
designating the month of June as "Responsible Firearm 4
Safety Awareness Month" for a specified purpose; 5
encouraging the Department of Law Enforcement, local 6
governments, and other agencies and organizations to 7
sponsor certain events; providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 683.338, Florida Statutes, is created 12
to read: 13
683.338 Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month.— 14
(1) The Legislature designates the month of June as 15
"Responsible Firearm Safety Awareness Month" to recognize the 16
importance of safe and responsible firearm use and ownership, 17
while honoring the guarantees of the Second Amendment to the 18
United States Constitution and of s. 8, Art. I of the State 19
Constitution. 20
(2) The Department of Law Enforcement, local governments, 21
and other agencies and organizations are encouraged to sponsor 22
events that promote public awareness on the dangers of firearms 23
and educate the public through voluntary training and safety 24
demonstrations. 25

HB 171 2026

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S

Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 26