SB 903

This bill prohibits a person from sell ing or transfer ring ownership of a firearm, or purchas ing or obtain ing ownership of a firearm, unless the sale or transfer constitutes one of the following scenarios:  The seller or transferor is a gun dealer .  The seller or transferor makes the sale or transfer to or through a gun dealer and obtains a receipt .  The sale or transfer of ownership of the firearm is a firearm classified as an antique firearm under federal law; a transfer of a firearm between gun dealers or between wholesalers and dealers; o r a transfer of any firearm to a law enforcement or military agency .  The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm to a family member by gift, bequest, or inheritance; the transferee is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under law ; and the transferee is at least 18 .  The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm with the intent that the transfer be temporary ; neither the transferor nor the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm under law; and the purpose of the transfer is not prohibited by law. This bill provides that a person who intentionally violates this bill commits a Class B misdemeanor , punishable by a fine not less than $500 no r more than $10,000 and imprisonment for a period not to exceed nine months. A dditionally, a person so convicted is prohibited from possessing a firearm for two years.