Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 38-3-119 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

This bill prohibits any person from selling or transferring ownership of a firearm, or purchasing or obtaining ownership of a firearm, unless:<br /> <br /> (1) The seller or transferor is a gun dealer;<br /> <br /> (2) The seller or transferor makes the sale or transfer to or through a gun dealer and obtains a receipt; <br /> <br /> (3) The sale or transfer of ownership of the firearm is a firearm classified as an antique firearm under federal law;<br /> <br /> (4) The sale or transfer of ownership of the firearm is a transfer of a firearm between gun dealers or between wholesalers and dealers;<br /> <br /> (5) The sale or transfer of ownership of the firearm is a transfer of any firearm to a law enforcement or military agency;<br /> <br /> (6) The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm to a family member by gift, bequest, or inheritance, the transferee is not prohibited from possessing a firearm, and the transferee is at least 18; or<br /> <br /> (7) The transferor is transferring ownership of the firearm with the intent that the transfer is temporary, neither the transferor nor the transferee is prohibited from possessing a firearm, and the purpose of the transfer is not prohibited by law.<br /> <br /> This bill provides that an intentional violation of this bill is a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $500 to $10,000 and up to nine months imprisonment. Additionally, a person convicted of a violation of this bill is prohibited from possessing a firearm for a period of two years.<br />