Sec. 29-37j. Purchase of firearm with intent to transfer it to person prohibited from purchasing or possessing.
Sec. 29-37j. Purchase of firearm with intent to transfer it to person prohibited
from purchasing or possessing. (a) Any person who purchases a firearm, as defined
in section 53a-3, pursuant to section 29-33 or 29-37a with the intent to transfer such
firearm to any other person who the transferor knows or has reason to believe is prohibited from purchasing or otherwise receiving such a firearm pursuant to section 29-33
or 29-37a shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more
than five years or both.
(b) Any person prohibited from purchasing or otherwise receiving or possessing a
firearm and who solicits, employs or assists any person in violating the provisions of
subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a class B misdemeanor. If the violation
of subsection (a) of this section involves a transfer of more than one firearm, such person
shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Each transfer shall constitute a separate offense.
(c) Any person convicted of violating the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this
section and who was convicted of a felony within the prior five-year period shall be
guilty of a class D felony.
(P.A. 93-306, S. 13.)
See Sec. 53-202a re firearms trafficking to persons prohibited from owning or possessing firearms.