Assembly Bill A9904

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Bans the sale, use or possession of 50-caliber weapons

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A9904 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7854
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally; add ยง231, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A5926, S86
2013-2014: A3322, S2028
2015-2016: A5843

2009-A9904 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Bans the sale, use or possession of 50-caliber or larger weapons and directs the division of state police to embark on a program whereby persons currently in lawful possession of such weapons may be reimbursed for the fair market value thereof upon turning such weapons in to a designated officer.

2009-A9904 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9904 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  9904

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 9, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KAVANAGH, BING, LIFTON, RAMOS, JAFFEE -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  DINOWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,
  HOYT, JOHN, KOON, ORTIZ, PAULIN, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, PHEFFER, SCAR-
  BOROUGH, TOWNS, WEINSTEIN, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law and the executive law, in relation to
  banning the sale, possession or use of 50-caliber weapons

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and declaration. The legislature here-
by  finds  and  declares  that  50-caliber  or larger weapons having the
capacity for rapidly discharging ammunition have no acceptable  purpose.
The  legislature  additionally finds and declares that such weapons pose
such an imminent threat and danger to the safety  and  security  of  the
people  of this state that it is necessary to ban the possession and use
of such weapons.
  S 2. Subdivisions 8 and 9 of section  265.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  189  of  the  laws of 2000, are amended to read as
follows:
  8. "Gunsmith" means any  person,  firm,  partnership,  corporation  or
company  who engages in the business of repairing, altering, assembling,
manufacturing,  cleaning,  polishing,  engraving  or  trueing,  or   who
performs  any mechanical operation on, any firearm, large capacity ammu-
nition feeding device, 50-CALIBER WEAPON or machine-gun.
  9. "Dealer in firearms" means any person,  firm,  partnership,  corpo-
ration  or  company  who engages in the business of purchasing, selling,
keeping for sale, loaning, leasing, or in any manner disposing  of,  any
assault  weapon,  large  capacity  ammunition feeding device, 50-CALIBER
WEAPON, pistol or revolver.
  S 3. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 24 to read as follows:
  24. "50-CALIBER WEAPON" MEANS A RIFLE CAPABLE OF FIRING A  CENTER-FIRE
CARTRIDGE  IN 50-CALIBER OR LARGER, .50 BMG CALIBER OR LARGER, ANY OTHER
VARIANT OF 50-CALIBER OR LARGER, OR ANY OTHER METRIC EQUIVALENT OF  SUCH

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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