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2. Subdivisions (1) , (3) , (4) , (6) , (7) and (8) of subsection I of this section shall not apply to or affect any of the following: (1) All state, county and municipal law enforcement officers possessing the duty and power of arrest for violation of the general criminal laws of the state or for violation of ordinances of counties or municipalities of the state, or any person summoned by such officers to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace while actually engaged in assisting such officer; (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons, peni- tentiaries, jails and other institutions for the detention of persons accused or convicted of crime; (3) Members of the armed forces or national guard while performing their official duty; (4) Those person vested by article V, section 1 of the Constitution of Missouri with the judicial power of the state; (5) Any person whose bona fide duty is to execute process, civil or criminal, 3. Subdivision (1) , (5) and (8) of subsection 1 of this section do not apply when the actor is transporting such weapons in a nonfunctioning state or in an unloaded state when ammunition is not readily accessible or when such weapons are not readily accessible Subdivision (1) of subsection I of this section does not apply when the actor is also in possession of an exposed firearm or projectile weapon for the lawful pursuit of game, or is in his dwelling unit or upon business premises over which the actor has possession, authority or control, or is traveling in a continuous journey peaceably through this state IV Defacing firearm.-- A person commits the crime of defacing a firearm if he knowingly defaces any firearm. V Possession of defaced firearm.-- £ A person commits the crime of possession of a defaced firearm if he knowingly possesses a firearm which is defaced. VI Unlawful transfer of weapons.-- A person commits the crime of unlawful transfer of weapons if he: (1) Knowingly sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who, under the provisions of section VII, is not lawfully entitled to possess such; (2) Knowingly sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers a blackjack to a person less than eighteen years old without the consent of the child's custodial parent or guardian, or recklessly, as defined in section 562.016, RSMo, sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers any firearm to a person less than eighteen years old without the consent of the child's custodial parent or guardian; provided, that this does not prohibit the delivery of such weapons to any peace officer or member of the armed forces or national guard while performing his official duty; or (3) Recklessly, as defined in section 562.016, RSMo, sells, leases, loans, gives away or delivers a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to a person who is intoxicated, 4