State Firearm Policies, Procedures & Guidelines (Department of Law Enforcement)
| Submitted | Sept. 20, 2016 |
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From: Curtis Waltman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:
Any and all policies, procedures, directives, memorandums, and any other guiding materials regarding matters pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. (Please note that this point is not a request for the identities of individual permit or license holders, but, rather, is a request for governmental policies and parameters regarding the process and regulations by which one may obtain either a permit or a license. If separate strictures exist for each, provision of both would be greatly appreciated.)
• policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• any and all available policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies. Please provide all such materials that alter or supplement departmental procedures.
• policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms. Please include all materials regarding the appropriate qualifications for the sale or purchase of firearms. Please include materials for particular venues, if available, including but not limited to the sale and purchase of firearms at gun shows.
• policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
Please include all available segregable data.
Please also provide all available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to gun acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• the issuance of firearms permits and licenses.
• the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• incidents involving the use of a firearm.
• the sale and purchase of firearms.
• the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
If various policies or reports exist dependent on the type of firearm, provision of all applicable materials would be greatly appreciated. Should they be voluminous, provision of materials on rolling basis would be greatly appreciated.
Should your agency believe that any additional policies, procedures, reports or other analysis pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, transfer, deaths, incidents, or any related issues may reside with another agency or agencies, indication of such agencies would be greatly appreciated.
Please notify us if further clarification is necessary.
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Any and all policies, procedures, directives, memorandums, and any other guiding materials regarding matters pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. (Please note that this point is not a request for the identities of individual permit or license holders, but, rather, is a request for governmental policies and parameters regarding the process and regulations by which one may obtain either a permit or a license. If separate strictures exist for each, provision of both would be greatly appreciated.)
• policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• any and all available policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies. Please provide all such materials that alter or supplement departmental procedures.
• policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms. Please include all materials regarding the appropriate qualifications for the sale or purchase of firearms. Please include materials for particular venues, if available, including but not limited to the sale and purchase of firearms at gun shows.
• policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
Please include all available segregable data.
Please also provide all available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to gun acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• the issuance of firearms permits and licenses.
• the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• incidents involving the use of a firearm.
• the sale and purchase of firearms.
• the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
Please also provide any and all written reciprocity agreements regarding the validity of firearms permits awarded in this or other states.
If various policies or reports exist dependent on the type of firearm, provision of all applicable materials would be greatly appreciated. Should they be voluminous, provision of materials on rolling basis would be greatly appreciated.
Should your agency believe that any additional policies, procedures, reports or other analysis pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, transfer, deaths, incidents, or any related issues may reside with another agency or agencies, indication of such agencies would be greatly appreciated.
Please notify us if further clarification is necessary.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I would request your response within ten (10) business days.
Sincerely,
Curtis Waltman
From: Public Records
Thank you for contacting the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Office of General Counsel. This message is being provided as confirmation your message was received. You should receive a response to your inquiry as soon as possible. Please feel free to contact us at (850) 410-7676, or publicrecords@fdle.state.fl.us<mailto:publicrecords@fdle.state.fl.us>, if you have additional specific information relating to the records you are requesting, as this may help expedite your request and/or reduce costs that may be associated with the request.
Additional information regarding how to obtain public records including what costs may be applicable is contained from the hyperlink below. We are committed to our fundamental values of Service, Integrity, Respect, and Quality.
For Additional Information click:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cms/Open-Government/Documents/FDLEGuidetoPublicRecords.aspx
From: Public Records
Dear Mr. Muckrock:
RE: Public Records Request Confirmation Receipt, FDLE Docket No. PRR 2016-2795.
Your public records request has been received and this email serves as your public records request acknowledgement. Requests are processed in the order that they are received and generally take 30 business days to be fulfilled and/or invoiced. Processing time may be longer due to the nature and extent of the request.
Please feel free to contact us if you have additional specific information relating to the records you are requesting, as this may help expedite your request and/or reduce costs that may be associated with the request.
Additional information regarding how to obtain public records including what costs may be applicable is contained on the hyperlink below. We are committed to our fundamental values of Service, Integrity, Respect, and Quality.
For Additional Information click:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cms/Open-Government/Documents/FDLEGuidetoPublicRecords.aspx
If you have any questions concerning your request, please contact us at (850) 410-7676, or publicrecords@fdle.state.fl.us<mailto:publicrecords@fdle.state.fl.us>.
Sincerely,
Office of General Counsel
Post Office Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302
(850) 410-7676
PublicRecords@fdle.state.fl.us<mailto:PublicRecords@fdle.state.fl.us>
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - The information contained in this e-mail transmission from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. It is intended for the sole use of the person (s) or entity named. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, the dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this information may constitute a violation of §119, F. S. and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender immediately.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 20, 2016. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 15, 2016. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Public Records
Thank you for contacting the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Office of General Counsel. This message is being provided as confirmation your message was received. You should receive a response to your inquiry as soon as possible. Please feel free to contact us at (850) 410-7676, or publicrecords@fdle.state.fl.us<mailto:publicrecords@fdle.state.fl.us>, if you have additional specific information relating to the records you are requesting, as this may help expedite your request and/or reduce costs that may be associated with the request.
Additional information regarding how to obtain public records including what costs may be applicable is contained from the hyperlink below. We are committed to our fundamental values of Service, Integrity, Respect, and Quality.
For Additional Information click:
http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cms/getattachment/Open-Government/Open-Government/FDLEGuidetoPublicRecords.pdf.aspx
From: Public Records
Dear Mr. Cox:
RE: Public Records Request Response, FDLE Docket No. PRR 2016-2795
FDLE is not the custodian of the records you are requesting. Information about FDLE’s Firearms Purchase Program is available on our website, http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cms/FPP/Home.aspx. These records are provided pursuant to Florida’s Public Records Law, Chapter 119, Florida Statutes.
Any and all policies, procedures, directives, memorandums, and any other guiding materials regarding matters pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. (Please note that this point is not a request for the identities of individual permit or license holders, but, rather, is a request for governmental policies and parameters regarding the process and regulations by which one may obtain either a permit or a license. If separate strictures exist for each, provision of both would be greatly appreciated.) FDLE is not the custodian of these records; you may wish to submit your public records request to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
• policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses. FDLE is not the custodian of these records; you may wish to submit your public records request to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
• any and all available policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies. Please provide all such materials that alter or supplement departmental procedures. FDLE is not the custodian of these records; you may wish to submit your public records request to the local law enforcement agencies in which you are interested. Information is also available in Florida Statutes, http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Welcome/index.cfm?CFID=94339768&CFTOKEN=878a44acc6048ad2-11E5AC78-F409-BCB3-7CA8C1BF33447F47.
• policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms. Please include all materials regarding the appropriate qualifications for the sale or purchase of firearms. Please include materials for particular venues, if available, including but not limited to the sale and purchase of firearms at gun shows. Please visit our website for the records, http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/cms/FPP/Home.aspx.
• policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms. FDLE is not the custodian of these records; you may wish to submit your public records request to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Please include all available segregable data.
Please also provide all available data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to gun acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. FDLE is not the custodian of these records; you may wish to submit your public records request to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
• the revocation of firearms permits and licenses. FDLE is not the custodian of these records; you may wish to submit your public records request to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
• incidents involving the use of a firearm. FDLE is not the custodian of these records; each local law enforcement agency maintains its own records for “incidents” involving the use of a firearm.
• the sale and purchase of firearms. FDLE is not the custodian of these records; you may wish to submit your public records request to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
• the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms. Please see the statistics below.
Year
Background Check Requests for Transfers
2011
606,655
2012
797,610
2013
869,560
2014
774,363
2015
885,086
2016 (to date)
755,222
Please note: Background checks are required when a Federal Firearm Licensee intends to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed individual. These stats include pawn redemptions, the return of firearms consigned to an FFL back to the original owner, and sale of serialized firearm parts (such as receivers). Not every background check results in the transfer of a firearm and when approved, several firearms may be transferred in a single transaction, therefore these numbers do not reflect actual sale of firearms.
If you have any questions concerning your request, please contact us at (850) 410-7676 or publicrecords@fdle.state.fl.us<mailto:publicrecords@fdle.state.fl.us>.
Sincerely,
Office of General Counsel
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Post Office Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489
(850) 410-7676
PublicRecords@fdle.state.fl.us<mailto:PublicRecords@fdle.state.fl.us>
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE - The information contained in this e-mail transmission from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL. It is intended for the sole use of the person (s) or entity named. If you are not the intended recipient of this transmission, the dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this information may constitute a violation of §119, F. S. and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender immediately.
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