Louisiana Sheriff Issues Warning to Gun Buyers, Sellers

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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Opelousas, LA (KPEL News) – Anyone who can legally own a firearm will be allowed to carry one concealed without a permit in the state of Louisiana, starting July 4, 2024. The measure, called constitutional carry, allows people law-abiding people to carry a firearm. citizens have the right to do so whether they are residents of the state or not. The key word in the law is “legally.”

Certain circumstances prevent a person from owning or possessing a firearm: being convicted of a felony, being convicted of a violent offense, or being convicted of domestic violence. Other circumstances exist, but Caleb Morse of The Rustic Renegade in Lafayette says they rarely see them. What's more interesting is that if a person's request to purchase a gun is denied, St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says they could face additional charges.

In a Facebook post on the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office page, Sheriff Guidroz captioned the following:

YOU CAN BE CHARGED WITH A CRIME IF YOU ARE REFUSED WHEN TRYING TO BUY A FIREARM OR AMMUNITION

In his article, he references a 2018 law requiring that a licensed gun dealer must notify the local law enforcement agency if an application is denied. The sheriff says his office has been inundated with reports lately.

It also warns licensed firearms dealers in the state of Louisiana and suggests a sign indicating the seriousness of attempting to illegally obtain a firearm:

If the “seller” is caught failing to report the denial, they are then reported to federal authorities. We urge firearms dealers to post a sign stating that “any attempt to fraudulently purchase a firearm will be reported to law enforcement and you may be charged with a crime” if they do not 'have not already posted any.

Louisiana Revised Statute 14:95.1 describes in detail the specifics of the mandatory reporting law and the penalties attached thereto.

Fraudulent purchase of firearms and ammunition; mandatory declaration

A. It is prohibited for any person:

(1) To knowingly solicit, persuade, encourage, or induce a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition to sell a firearm or ammunition under circumstances that the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the United States.

(2) Providing to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition what the person knows to be materially false information with the intent to mislead the dealer or seller about the legality of a sale of firearms or ammunition. firearm or ammunition.

(3) Deliberately inducing another person to engage in conduct prohibited by this section.

b. For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Ammunition” means any cartridge, shell or projectile designed for use in a firearm.

(2) “Licensed dealer” means a person licensed under 18 USC 923 to deal in firearms or ammunition.

(3) “Materially false information” means information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal.

(4) “Private seller” means a person who sells or offers for sale any firearm or ammunition.

vs. The provisions of this section do not apply to a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity or to a person acting at the direction of such a law enforcement officer.

D. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection A of this section shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars or more than five thousand dollars, or be imprisoned, with or without hard labor, for a term not exceeding not exceeding twenty years, or both. The sentence imposed will be served without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.

E. (1) If a person is found ineligible to purchase firearms by the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), the licensed dealer must report the NICS denial to the sheriff of the parish in which the attempt purchase took place and at Louisiana Automated Victim. Notification system.

(2) If at any time a law enforcement agency discovers that a licensed dealer knew or should have known that a purchaser or attempted purchase of a firearm was prohibited from possess a firearm and the licensed dealer has failed to report as required by this section, the sheriff or law enforcement agency shall notify all state and federal licensing agencies failure to declare from the authorized reseller.

Reporting person not authorized to purchase a firearm

[R.S. 14.95.1.3(E)(1)]

Authorized resellers must do the following:

1. Report to Sheriff's Offices/Departments as directed by law.

2. Report ineligible purchases to the LAVNS/LA VINE program coordinator

Send to: Marshall Menou – [email protected]

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