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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. A national instant criminal background check shall be conducted and no person shall sell or transfer a firearm, rifle or shotgun at a gun show, except in accordance with the provisions of 18 U.S.C. 922(t).
2. No person shall offer or agree to sell or transfer a firearm, rifle or shotgun to another person at a gun show and transfer or deliver such firearm, rifle or shotgun to such person or person acting on his or her behalf thereafter at a location other than the gun show for the purpose of evading or avoiding compliance with 18 U.S.C. 922(t).
3. Any person who knowingly violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor punishable as provided for in the penal law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 897. Sale of a firearm, rifle or shotgun at a gun show - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/general-business-law/gbs-sect-897/
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