[§134-22] Possession of a firearm with intent to facilitate the commission of a felony drug offense; penalty.
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[§134-22] Possession of a firearm with intent to facilitate the commission of a felony drug offense; penalty.
(a)It shall be unlawful for a person to knowingly possess a firearm with the intent to facilitate the commission of a felony offense involving the distribution of a controlled substance, whether the firearm was loaded or not, and whether operable or not.
(b)For the purposes of this section:
"Controlled substance" shall have the same meaning as defined in section 329-1.
"Distribution" means the selling, transferring, prescribing, giving or delivering to another, or the leaving, bartering, or exchanging with another, or the offering or agreeing to do the same.
(c)A conviction and sentence under this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any conviction and sentence for the separate felony; provided that the sentence imposed under this section may run concurrently or consecutively with the sentence for the separate felony.
(d)Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a class A felony. [L 2006, c 66, pt of §1]