If you sell, loan, or otherwise transfer a firearm to someone who is not a licensed firearms dealer, and you are not a licensed firearms dealer, you may be arrested and criminally prosecuted. You may have valid defenses if you obtained the firearm because you are an executor of an estate, a trustee, an assignee, or if you received the firearm from your spouse. If you illegally sell firearms in connection with organized crime operations or gang activities, you may be subject to vary serious fines and prison time under both state and federal law. If you illegally sell firearms for the purpose of their use in a crime, you also may be charged in connection with that crime. If you are charged with trafficking or distributing illegal firearms, you may be subject to very serious criminal charges under federal law, with mandatory minimum sentences and heavy fines.

If you or someone you know has been arrested or is being prosecuted for the sale, trafficking or distribution of illegal firearms, call Anchor Criminal Defense for a free consultation.