California § 186.28 - Any person, corporation, or firm who shall knowingly supply, sell, or give posses
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 186.28 — Any person, corporation, or firm who shall knowingly supply, sell, or give posses, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 186.28. Any person, corporation, or firm who shall knowingly supply, sell, or give posses
(a) Any person, corporation, or firm who shall knowingly supply, sell, or give possession or control of any firearm to another shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170, or in a county jail for a term not exceeding one year, or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both that fine and imprisonment if all of the following apply: (1) The person, corporation, or firm has actual knowledge that the person will use the firearm to commit a felony described in subdivision (e) of Section 186.22, while actively participating in any criminal street gang, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 186.22, the members of which engage in a pattern of criminal activity, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 186.22. (2) The firearm is used to commit the felony. (3) A conviction for the felony violation under subdivision (e) of Section 186.22 has first been obtained of the person to whom the firearm was supplied, sold, or given possession or control pursuant to this section. (b) This section shall only be applicable where the person is not convicted as a principal to the felony offense committed by the person to whom the firearm was supplied, sold, or given possession or control pursuant to this section.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 186.28 ("Any person, corporation, or firm who shall knowingly supply, sell, or give posses") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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