DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 852 Original 2018 Regular Session Gary Carter
Abstract: Creates the crime of illegally purchasing or selling a firearm.
Proposed law creates the crime of illegally purchasing or selling a firearm and includes as an element
of the offense the transfer of a firearm without the proper background check. The crime requires
unlicensed persons wishing to purchase or sell a firearm to obtain a valid background check through
a licensed firearms dealer. Failure to do so results in a violation of proposed law.
Proposed law provides for definitions.
Proposed law provides for exceptions to the crime.
Proposed law provides penalties for first offense of a fine of not more than $500, imprisonment for
not more than six months, or both, and for a second or subsequent offense, a fine not less than
$1,000 nor more than $5,000, imprisonment with or without hard labor for not less than one year nor
more than five years, or both.
(Adds R.S. 14:95.1.4)