HB2382 Relating to the unlawful transfer or purchase of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense.

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Adds a new offense for a prohibited person to knowingly make a material false statement on a required firearm transfer form submitted to a licensed dealer, and for purchasing or attempting to purchase a firearm with intent to deliver it to a prohibited person, so more restrictions on prohibited or '

(7) while prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, knowingly makes a material false statement on a form that is: (A) required by state or federal law for the purchase, sale, or other transfer of a firearm; and (B) submitted to a firearms dealer licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923; or (8) purchases or attempts to purchase a firearm with intent to deliver the firearm to a person knowing that the person to whom the firearm is to be delivered is prohibited from possessing the firearm by state or federal law.

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Expands the unlawful transfer offense to cover sales to any person prohibited from possessing a firearm (not just recent felons), adds offenses for straw purchases intended for prohibited persons and for prohibited persons making false statements on transfer forms, and increases penalties for some,

sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition for a firearm by state or federal law [deleted: knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates: (A) the person's release from confinement following conviction of the felony; or (B) the person's release from supervision under community supervision, parole, or mandatory

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