CRC - 2017                                COMMISSIONER AMENDMENT
       Proposal No. CS for P 3
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Commissioner Smith moved the following:
       
    1         CRC Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the proposal clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Sections 2 and 8 of Article I of the State Constitution are
    6  amended to read:
    7                              ARTICLE I                            
    8                        DECLARATION OF RIGHTS                      
    9         SECTION 2. Basic rights.—
   10         All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal
   11  before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the
   12  right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness,
   13  to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and protect
   14  property; except that the ownership, inheritance, disposition
   15  and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for
   16  citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by law. No person
   17  shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion,
   18  national origin, or physical disability.
   19         SECTION 8. Right to bear arms.—
   20         (a) The right of the people to keep and bear arms in
   21  defense of themselves and of the lawful authority of the state
   22  shall not be infringed, except that the manner of bearing arms
   23  may be regulated by law.
   24         (b) There shall be a mandatory period of three days,
   25  excluding weekends and legal holidays, between the purchase and
   26  delivery at retail of any handgun. For the purposes of this
   27  section, “purchase” means the transfer of money or other
   28  valuable consideration to the retailer, and “handgun” means a
   29  firearm capable of being carried and used by one hand, such as a
   30  pistol or revolver. Holders of a concealed weapon permit as
   31  prescribed in Florida law shall not be subject to the provisions
   32  of this paragraph.
   33         (c) The legislature shall enact legislation implementing
   34  subsection (b) of this section, effective no later than December
   35  31, 1991, which shall provide that anyone violating the
   36  provisions of subsection (b) shall be guilty of a felony.
   37         (d) This restriction shall not apply to a trade in of
   38  another handgun.
   39         (e) The sale or transfer of assault weapons, as defined in
   40  this subsection, is prohibited. The legislature may enact
   41  legislation consistent with this subsection, and may provide
   42  exceptions to the prohibition on the transfer of assault weapons
   43  legally possessed prior to the effective date of this
   44  subsection. For the purposes of this section, the term
   45  “transfer” means the conveyance of an assault weapon from a
   46  person or entity to another person or entity, without any
   47  associated conveyance of money or other valuable consideration,
   48  and the term “assault weapon” means a semiautomatic rifle that
   49  is able to accept a detachable magazine, belt, drum, feed strip,
   50  or similar device that is capable of holding more than ten
   51  rounds of ammunition, or that has a fixed magazine capable of
   52  holding more than ten rounds of ammunition.
   53  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   54  And the title is amended as follows:
   55         Delete everything before the proposal clause
   56  and insert:
   57                         A proposal to amend                       
   58         Sections 2 and 8 of Article I of the State Constitution to
   59  remove a provision authorizing laws that regulate or prohibit
   60  the ownership, inheritance, disposition, and possession of real
   61  property by aliens ineligible for citizenship, and to prohibit
   62  the sale and transfer of assault weapons.