It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to transfer a firearm to any other person who is not so licensed, unless a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer has first taken possession of the firearm for the purpose of complying with subsection (s). I HAVE LITTLE ISSUE HERE, YET IT'S REALLY LIP SERVICE. IF A CRIMINAL BUYS A GUN FROM ANOTHER CRIMINAL, HOW DOES THIS LIMIT ANYTHING?
β(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply toβ
β(A) a law enforcement agency or any law enforcement officer, armed private security professional, or member of the armed forces, to the extent the officer, professional, or member is acting within the course and scope of employment and official duties; ARMED PRIVATE SECURITY PROFESSIONAL? I'D LIKE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THESE PEOPLE ARE LICENSED.
β(B) a transfer that is a loan or bona fide gift between spouses, between domestic partners, between parents and their children, including step-parents and their step-children, between siblings, between aunts or uncles and their nieces or nephews, or between grandparents and their grandchildren, if the transferor has no reason to believe that the transferee will use or intends to use the firearm in a crime or is prohibited from possessing firearms under State or Federal law; NO ISSUE, BUT REALLY DOESN'T GUARANTEE ANYTHING.
ULTIMATELY, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS REALLY DOES MUCH TO STOP CRIMINALS. I'D ALSO LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THE PENALTIES. FOR INSTANCE, IF SOMEONE SELLS A GUN WITHOUT CONDUCTING A BACKGROUND CHECK, WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES? IS THE PERSON TRIED LIKE THE EVENTUAL SHOOTER? IT FEELS GOOD BUT OFFERS LITTLE IN THE WAY OF STOPPING THE SHOOTINGS.