Ownership, etc., of Certain Firearms Prohibited

The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer or acquisition of any machine guns, submachine guns, automatic rifles or any other firearm not a rifle having a barrel length of sixteen

(16)inches or greater or not a shotgun having a barrel length of eighteen

(18)inches or greater or a revolver or pistol having a barrel length of more than twelve

(12)inches is prohibited. Any person violating this Section shall be guilty of a felony which shall be punishable for a term of imprisonment of not less than three

(3)years and a fine of not less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000). Imposition of sentence shall not be suspended and the offender shall not be eligible for parole nor work release until the term of imprisonment prescribed herein has been completed nor may probation be imposed in lieu of this portion of the offender’s sentence. Provided, however, that in the case of an offender not previously convicted of a felony, the court may CH. 60 FIREARMS sentence the offender to not more than two

(2)years imprisonment and the provisions of this Section prohibiting probation, suspension, parole or work release shall not be applicable to such offender.