2026-10-22

Office of the State Attorney, 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida — Legal status of short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and suppressors, 2026-10-22

Two-page legal-guidance memorandum from State Attorney William Scheiner (Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Brevard and Seminole Counties) to area sheriffs and police chiefs, dated October 22, 2026, addressing how the federal Silencer Shop Foundation v. ATF ruling and ATF's October 9, 2026 nationwide enforcement guidance affect Florida law (Fla. Stat. 790.221) on SBRs, SBSs, and suppressors.

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Owner-submitted copy received through Squawk Personal Telegram on October 23, 2026. Highest-resolution photo files recorded by the connector were downloaded from Telegram and retained byte-for-byte; Telegram may have resized or compressed them. No original agency PDF or source-post URL was supplied; attribution is transcribed from the images and not independently authenticated with the issuer. The memorandum states the State Attorney's Office legal position; it is prosecutorial guidance, not a judicial ruling.

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Re: Legal Status of Short-Barreled Rifles, Short-Barreled Shotguns, and Suppressors
Date
2026-10-22
Publisher
Office of the State Attorney, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida
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Office of the State Attorney, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida (William Scheiner, State Attorney). Re: Legal Status of Short-Barreled Rifles, Short-Barreled Shotguns, and Suppressors. Memorandum, October 22, 2026.

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