Are Hollow Points Legal In Florida?
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Is Hollow Point Ammunition Legal In Florida?
It's hard to find a written definitive answer to this question by an authority on the internet. According to all of the websites that I have researched indicate the answer is YES. To be 100 sure contact your local police department or gun store owner.
Carrying Hollow Points In Florida
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In my Concealed Carry Weapons Class (taught by the local police department) there was no mention of hollow point bullets ever being illegal.
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All the Florida gun stores that I know carry and sell them.
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You can order hollow point ammunition online and get it delivered to your door.
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Everyone at the Florida shooting range that I go to who has a CCW permit carries hollow point ammunition.
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Hollow Point ammunition is considered "Safer" to carry than full metal jacket (FMJ) ammunition because it minimizes over-penetration.
Here are a few links from other websites/forums which indicate that carrying Hollow Point ammunition in Florida is legal and preferred.
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Is it legal in Florida to keep hollow points in your gun while in public?
You're good to go. Hollow Points are not a problem in the Great State of Florida
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=252321 -
Are Hollow Points legal in Florida?
Any bullet is fine in a handgun in Florida but armor piercing (AP), and some of us even get to use that.
http://www.tallahasseegunforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3048
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Chapter 790 of Florida Statutes - WEAPONS AND FIREARMS; 790.01 and 790.06 pertains to CC. No mention of any restrictions of ammo type.
http ://www.flsenate.gov/Statutes/ind...EChapter%20790







