(HB 1189)
Section
1.
That
§
23-7-9
be amended to read as follows:
23-7-9.
No
seller
federal firearms licensee
may deliver a pistol to a person who has purchased
a pistol until forty-eight hours have elapsed f
rom the time of the sale of the pistol. A person who
has in his
or her
possession a valid permit to carry a concealed pistol
shall be
is
exempt from the
forty-eight hour waiting period. When a pistol is delivered, the pistol shall be securely wrapped
and shall be unloaded. A pistol that is securely wrapped and delivered to a purchaser pursuant to
this section is not a concealed weapon under § 22-14-9. A violation of this section is a Class 1
misdemeanor.
Section
2.
That
§
23-7-10
be amended to read as follows:
23-7-10.
At the time of purchase of a pistol,
a
any
person who does not have in his
or her
possession a valid permit to carry a concealed pistol shall complete an application to purchase a
pistol. The form of the application to purchase a pistol shall be prescribed by the secretary of state.
The application shall require the applicant's complete name, address, occupation, place and date
of birth, physical description, the date and hour of application, a statement that the applicant has
never pled guilty to, nolo contendere to, or been convicted of a crime of violence, a statement that
the information on the application is true and correct, and his signature. The
seller
federal firearms
licensee
shall
,
within six hours
,
send by first class mail or hand deliver the completed application
to the chief of police of the municipality or the sheriff of the county of which the purchaser is a
resident. The duplicate shall be returned to the
seller
federal firearms licensee
by the chief of police
or sheriff and the original shall be retained
by him
for a period of one year.