California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §8101: (a) Any person who shall knowingly supply, sell, give, or allow possession or control of a deadly weapon to any person described in Section 8100 or 8103 shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to

Felony

What this law says, in plain English

Knowingly supplying a deadly weapon to prohibited persons is punishable by imprisonment. Supplying a firearm to prohibited persons carries a mandatory sentence of two to four years.

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(a) Any person who shall knowingly supply, sell, give, or allow possession or control of a deadly weapon to any person described in Section 8100 or 8103 shall be punishable by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code, or in a county jail for a period of not exceeding one year, by a fine of not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both the fine and imprisonment. (b) Any person who shall knowingly supply, sell, give, or allow possession or control of a firearm to any person described in Section 8100 or 8103 shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 of the Penal Code for two, three, or four years. (c) “Deadly weapon,” as used in this section has the meaning prescribed by Section 8100.

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