Assembly Bill A5280

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of assault weapons

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A5280 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง265.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A4974
2017-2018: A2758
2019-2020: A4808
2021-2022: A2093
2023-2024: A4688

2013-A5280 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of assault weapons; removes certain characteristics from the definition of assault weapons.

2013-A5280 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5280

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BUTLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law, in relation to the definition of an
  assault weapon

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

  Section  1.  Paragraphs  (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 22 of section
265.00 of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013,  are
amended to read as follows:
  (a)  a  semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable
magazine, HAS A PISTOL GRIP THAT  PROTRUDES  CONSPICUOUSLY  BENEATH  THE
ACTION  OF  THE WEAPON, and has at least one of the following character-
istics:
  (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
  (ii) [a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of
the weapon;
  (iii)] a thumbhole stock;
  [(iv)] (III) a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can  be  held
by the non-trigger hand;
  [(v)] (IV) a bayonet mount;
  [(vi)]  (V) a flash suppressor[, muzzle break, muzzle compensator,] or
threaded barrel designed to  accommodate  a  flash  suppressor[,  muzzle
break, or muzzle compensator];
  [(vii)] (VI) a grenade launcher; or
  (b)  a  semiautomatic  shotgun  that has at least one of the following
characteristics:
  (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
  (ii) [a thumbhole stock;
  (iii)] a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by  the
non-trigger hand;
  [(iv)] (III) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of seven rounds;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08776-01-3

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