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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 790
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS

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F.S. 790.16

790.16 Discharging machine guns; penalty.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any machine gun upon, across, or along any road, street, or highway in the state; upon or across any public park in the state; or in, upon, or across any public place where people are accustomed to assemble in the state. The discharge of such machine gun in, upon, or across such public street; in, upon, or across such public park; or in, upon, or across such public place, whether indoors or outdoors, including all theaters and athletic stadiums, with intent to do bodily harm to any person or with intent to do damage to property not resulting in the death of another person shall be a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082. A sentence not exceeding life imprisonment is specifically authorized when great bodily harm to another or serious disruption of governmental operations results.

(2) This section shall not apply to the use of such machine guns by any United States or state militia or by any law enforcement officer while in the discharge of his or her lawful duty in suppressing riots and disorderly conduct and in preserving and protecting the public peace or in the preservation of public property, or when said use is authorized by law.

History.—s. 1, ch. 16111, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 7748(1); s. 746, ch. 71-136; s. 5, ch. 72-724; s. 1, ch. 76-38; s. 1214, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 790.16

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 790.16

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S790.16 - FIRING WEAPON - REMOVED - F: F

S790.16 1 - FIRING WEAPON - DISCHRG MACHINE GUN BODILY HARM OR DAMAGE PROP - F: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 790.16

Total Results: 6

Ivory v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-04-01

Citation: 707 So. 2d 424, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 3184, 1998 WL 145135

Snippet: into a dwelling/vehicle as a violation of section 790.16(1), Florida Statutes (1996). The proper statutory

Willinsky v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-04-05

Citation: 360 So. 2d 760

Snippet: trial. Annotations, 68 A.L.R. 1153; 84 A.L.R. 790; 16 C.J. Criminal Law, Sec. 2247, p. 901. "... "A verdict

State v. Dixon

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-07-26

Citation: 283 So. 2d 1

Snippet: bombing or machine-gunning in public places, § 790.16, F.S. 1971 F.S.A.; homicide caused by a destructive

DeCespedes v. Prudence Mut. Cas. Co. of Chicago, Ill.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1966-11-22

Citation: 193 So. 2d 224

Snippet: 791; 2 Richards, supra, § 201. [7] Vance, supra, 790; 16 Couch, supra, § 61:29. [8] For cases distinguishing

State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Mayo

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1954-01-05

Citation: 69 So. 2d 307, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1192

Snippet: by white persons. See sections 779.07, 782.04, 790.16, 794.01, and 805.02, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S

Simmons v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1939-08-01

Citation: 190 So. 756, 139 Fla. 645, 1939 Fla. LEXIS 1714

Snippet: trial. Annotations, 68 A. L. R. 1153, 84 A. L. R. 790; 16 C. J. Criminal Law, Sec. 2247, p. 901. While discussing