Unlawful refusal to transfer by denying sale of a firearm to a nonlicensee, crime of
A gun dealer cannot refuse to sell a firearm to someone just because that person once bought a gun that police later traced. If a sale is allowed under federal law, the dealer must complete it. However, a dealer can still say no to a specific sale for specific reasons tied to that particular deal, as long as those reasons are not based on the buyer's race, gender, or religion. Breaking this law is a class A misdemeanor.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
571.014. refusal to by denying sale of a firearm to a , crime of — violation, — inapplicability, when. — 1. A person commits the crime of unlawful refusal to transfer by denying sale of a firearm to a nonlicensee, who is otherwise not prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, solely on the basis that the nonlicensee purchased a firearm that was later the subject of a by law .
2. Violation of 1 of this section shall be a .
3. to the contrary, no d under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 who engages in the sale of firearms within this state shall fail or refuse to complete the sale of a firearm to a customer in every case in which the sale is by federal law.
4. The of this section shall not apply to any individual federal firearms license , his agents, or employees to the extent they chose in their individual to not complete the sale or transfer of a firearm for specific to that transaction, so long as those reasons are not based on the race, gender, religion, creed of the buyer.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2008 H.B. 2034)
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