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Feb 16, 2011 |
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Assembly Bill A5342
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
KAVANAGH
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
multi-Sponsors
David McDonough
Peter Rivera
2011-A5342 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4536
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§265.45, 265.18, 265.19 & 265.27, amd §§60.05 & 80.00, Pen L; amd §661, Ed L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A10069
2013-2014: S1810
2015-2016: S3745
2017-2018: S1352
2011-A5342 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act; creates offenses of illegal gun trafficking, criminal possession of a weapon by a minor, criminal use of a weapon by a minor, and lost or stolen firearm to be reported; also amends penalties and eligibility for tuition awards by students on probation or parole for weapons convictions.
2011-A5342 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5342 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 16, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. McDONOUGH, P. RIVERA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the prohibition of illegal gun trafficking, criminal possession of a weapon by a minor and crimi- nal use of a weapon by a minor, failure to report a lost or stolen firearm, and fines for gun trafficking; and to amend the education law, in relation to the eligibility for tuition awards to students on probation or parole for weapons convictions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Gun Trafficking Prevention Act". S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.45 to read as follows: S 265.45 ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING WHEN SUCH PERSON KNOW- INGLY AND INTENTIONALLY DISTRIBUTES, TRANSPORTS, SHIPS, RECEIVES, BARTERS, PURCHASES OR SELLS ANY FIREARM WHICH HAS: 1. BEEN USED DURING THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME; 2. BEEN STOLEN; 3. HAD THE IMPORTER'S OR MANUFACTURER'S SERIAL NUMBER REMOVED, OBLIT- ERATED OR ALTERED; OR 4. BEEN DEFACED. ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING IS A CLASS B FELONY. S 3. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 265.18 and 265.19 to read as follows: S 265.18 CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON BY A MINOR. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON BY A MINOR WHEN, BEING UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, HE OR SHE POSSESSES ANY FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07361-01-1
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