No dealer shall deliver a weapon to a buyer unless he/she can show a weapons license in effect. When the buyer of the weapon is a hunter or shooter authorized to own firearms, the sale and delivery thereof shall be made in the same manner that is indicated in this chapter.A dealer who knowingly sells firearms to a person without a license shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be sanctioned with a penalty of imprisonment for a fixed term of fifteen (15) years. If there were aggravating circumstances, the penalty established may be increased to a maximum of twenty-five (25) years; if there were mitigating circumstances, it could be reduced to a minimum of ten (10) years.A conviction under this section shall entail the automatic cancellation of the dealer license. History —Sept. 11, 2000, No. 404, § 4.02, renumbered as § 5.02 on Jan. 10, 2002, No. 27, § 18.