18 to 21 year olds who have pawned their rifles in Florida

[Rule3]

Went to the LGS today Interesting and sad development

Seems due to the new Senate Bill (florida) (SB 7026) not only are 18-21 not allowed to purchase a firearm (rifle) but this also"https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/7026/BillText/er/PDF:

If any in this age group had a rifle in Pawn to borrow money, then will not be allowed to have the rifle returned to them!

A FDLE (Florida Dept Law Enforcement)(background) check is required when picking up a pawned rifle. The system will not allow anyone under 21 to be entered into the system!! So the individual can not have their rifle back and the pawn/gun shop is stuck with the item.

So I wonder how this can be and how it will play out from this point forward??

How can this be if they already bought and owned it?

(around line 670 or so)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/7026/BillText/er/PDF

 

[Darkhorse]

The pawn shop can hold it (WITHOUT CHARGE) until they turn 21, then they can re-claim it.

No one will like this solution, but it's practical; legal challenges will still be unsettled 3 years from now.

 

[rpenmanparker]

The pawn shop could sell the rifle to a parent or guardian I would think for a fair price similar to the redemption amount of the pawn loan. I don’t imagine that is considered a straw purchase. I’m assuming parents are allowed to buy guns as gifts for minor children. I honestly don’t know.

 

[Frank Ettin]

Let's have no further WAG's here (like the two prior posts). If you can't support your position by reference to legal authority, it will be no help here.

This might very well have to be litigated, and the possible outcomes will be decided based on legal authority -- not off the wall guesses.

 

[Rule3]

Just to clarify, 18 to 21 year olds are ADULTS and no longer minor children.
I also do not know what the ACT says about "possession": of a rifle as to "buying"??

Also this Bill makes Bump Stocks Illegal!