527.090 Fraudulent firearm transaction.
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(1)As used in this section:
(a)"Licensed dealer" means a person who is licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec.
923 and pursuant to any laws of this Commonwealth and engages in the
business of dealing in firearms;
(b)"Materially false information" means information that portrays an illegal
transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal; and
(c)"Private seller" means a person who sells or offers for sale any firearm.
(2)A person is guilty of fraudulent firearm transaction when he or she knowingly:
(a)Solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed dealer or private seller of
firearms to transfer a firearm under circumstances which the person knows
would violate the laws of this Commonwealth or the United States;
(b)Provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms what the person
knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or
seller about the legality of a transfer of a firearm; or
(c)Procures another to engage in conduct prohibited by this section.
(3)Fraudulent firearm transaction is a Class D felony.