Fraudulent purchase of a firearm, crime of
It is a crime to trick a gun or ammo seller into making an illegal sale. This includes lying to a seller, pushing a seller to break the law, or getting someone else to do those things. Law enforcement officers doing official investigations are not covered by this law. This crime is a class E felony.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
571.063. purchase of a firearm, crime of — definitions — — exceptions. — 1. As used in this section the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Ammunition", any cartridge, shell, or designed for use in a firearm;
(2) "", a person who is licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 to engage in the business of dealing in firearms;
(3) "", any that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal;
(4) "", a person who sells or offers for sale any firearm, as defined in section 571.010, or ammunition.
2. A person commits the crime of fraudulent purchase of a firearm if such person:
(1) , persuades, encourages or a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition to a firearm or ammunition under circumstances which the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the United States; or
(2) Provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the or about the legality of a transfer of a firearm or ammunition; or
(3) another to violate the of (1) or (2) of this .
3. Fraudulent purchase of a firearm is a .
4. This section shall not apply to criminal investigations conducted by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, agents of such investigations, or to a , as defined in section 542.261, acting at the explicit direction of the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 294, et al., A.L. 2016 H.B. 2332) Effective 1-01-17
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