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the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Badon HB No. 13
Abstract: Creates the crime of unlawful sale of firearms and provides for criminal penalties.
Proposed law provides that it shall be unlawful for the holder of a Federal Firearms License to
sell any firearm without verification that the purchaser has completed a firearms safety or
training course. Provides criminal penalties for intentionally selling a firearm to a person who
does not meet the criteria provided for in proposed law, including a fine of not more than $500
for a first offense and not more than $1,000 for a second or subsequent offense.
Proposed law provides for several methods by which the purchaser can verify that he has
completed a firearms safety or training course.
Proposed law provides that a photocopy of a certificate of completion of the course, an affidavit
from the instructor, or a copy of any document which shows completion of the course shall
constitute evidence of qualification of completion of a firearms safety or training course.
Proposed law provides that it shall be illegal to intentionally present false, fraudulent, altered, or
counterfeit documents to prove training in firearms in order to purchase a firearm. Provides
criminal penalties of a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment for not more than six months,
or both.
Proposed law provides that no seller of firearms shall be liable for acts committed by the
purchaser, unless the seller had actual knowledge at the time of the purchase that the purchaser
was ineligible to purchase the firearm.
(Adds R.S. 14:95.1.4)