§ 5-73-129 - Furnishing a handgun or a prohibited weapon to a felon.

5-73-129. Furnishing a handgun or a prohibited weapon to a felon.

(a) A person commits the offense of furnishing a handgun to a felon if he or she sells, barters, leases, gives, rents, or otherwise furnishes a handgun to a person who he or she knows has been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony.

(b) A person commits the offense of furnishing a prohibited weapon to a felon if he or she sells, barters, leases, gives, rents, or otherwise furnishes:

(1) A sawed-off shotgun or rifle;

(2) A firearm that has been specially made or specially adapted for silent discharge;

(3) A machine gun;

(4) A bomb;

(5) Metal knuckles;

(6) A defaced firearm, as defined in 5-73-107; or

(7) Other implement for the infliction of serious physical injury or death that serves no common lawful purpose,

to a person who has been found guilty of or who has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a felony.

(c) Furnishing a handgun or a prohibited weapon to a felon is a Class B felony.