§ 20-147. Sale prohibited to felons.

(a)

All dealers in firearms, prior to delivering any firearm, will ascertain from the sheriff's office that the purchaser is not a convicted felon and is not charged as a felon.

(b)

Dealers in firearms will contact the sheriff's office to determine if a buyer is a convicted felon or if felony charges are pending. Dealers will indicate on their record the name of the deputy who conducted the electronic investigation.

(c)

It shall be unlawful for any person in the parish to sell, offer for sale, assign, pledge, lease, loan, give, transfer, purchase or receive any firearm, pistol or revolver to or from a known felon.

(d)

The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sheriff, his deputies, or any duly, legally, constituted officer of the law or law enforcement officer while acting in their official capacity, nor shall same apply to the arms, accoutrements and equipment of the military and naval forces of the United States, or of any other officers of the United States authorized by law to possess firearms of any kind; nor shall same apply to the arms, accoutrements and equipment of the militia, any firearm which is unserviceable and which is transferred as a curiosity or ornament, nor shall same apply to a licensed authorized dealer in firearms.

(Code 1961, §§ 12-17.1, 12-18.4)