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HB 2653 Firearms; illegal conveyance.

Introduced by: L. Scott Lingamfelter | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Illegal conveyance of firearms; penalty. Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, except for a law-enforcement officer in the performance of his official duties or other person under the direct supervision of the law-enforcement officer, to attempt to solicit or otherwise entice a firearms dealer to transfer or otherwise convey a firearm other than to an actual buyer. A person who willfully and intentionally aids or abets a person violating this provision is likewise guilty of a Class 6 felony. The bill adds a definition of actual buyer as the person who executes the required consent form provided by the Department of State Police or other firearm transaction record required by federal law.

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Illegal conveyance of firearms; penalty.  Makes it a Class 6 felony for any person, except for a law-enforcement officer in the performance of his official duties, to solicit or otherwise entice a firearms dealer to illegally convey a firearm other than to an actual buyer. A person who willfully and intentionally aids and abets a person violating this provision is likewise guilty of a Class 6 felony.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Illegal conveyance of firearms; penalty.  Makes it a Class 6 felony to solicit or otherwise entice a firearms dealer to illegally convey a firearm.