Section 2C:39-11 - Pawnbrokers; loaning on firearmsa. Any pawnbroker who sells, offers to sell or to lend or to give away any weapon, destructive device or explosive is guilty of a crime of the third degree.b. Any person who loans money, the security for which is any handgun, rifle or shotgun is guilty of a disorderly persons offense.L.1978, c.95, s.2C:39-11, eff. 9/1/1979; amended by L.1979, c.179, s.9, eff. 9/1/1979.