Section 13A-11-58.1 - Improper transfer of firearm or weapon; providing false information to dealer(a) For the purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) AMMUNITION. Any cartridge, shell, or projectile designed for use in a firearm.(2) LICENSED DEALER. A person who is licensed pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 923 or Section 13A-11-79, to engage in the business of dealing in firearms.(3) MATERIALLY FALSE INFORMATION. Information that portrays an illegal transaction as legal or a legal transaction as illegal.(4) PRIVATE SELLER. A person who sells or offers for sale any firearm, as defined in Section 13A-8-1(4), or ammunition.(b) A person who knowingly solicits, persuades, encourages, or entices a licensed dealer or private seller of a firearm or ammunition to transfer a firearm or ammunition under circumstances which the person knows would violate the laws of this state or the United States is guilty of a Class C felony.(c) A person who provides to a licensed dealer or private seller of firearms or ammunition what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of the transfer of a firearm or ammunition is guilty of a Class C felony.(d) This section does not apply to a peace officer acting in his or her official capacity or to a person acting at the direction of a peace officer.Ala. Code § 13A-11-58.1 (1975)