Assembly Bill A8640

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes the possession of certain antique rifles and their modern day replicas

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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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2015-A8640 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง265.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4571
2019-2020: A4602
2021-2022: A3098
2023-2024: A3638

2015-A8640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the possession of certain antique rifles and their modern day replicas.

2015-A8640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8640

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            December 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of  certain
  antique files or replicas thereof

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section  265.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  23. "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means a magazine, belt,
drum,  feed  strip,  or similar device, that [(a)] has a capacity of, or
that can be readily restored or  converted  to  accept,  more  than  ten
rounds of ammunition[, or (b) contains more than seven rounds of ammuni-
tion,  or (c) is obtained after the effective date of the chapter of the
laws of two thousand thirteen which amended this subdivision and  has  a
capacity  of,  or  that  can be readily restored or converted to accept,
more than seven rounds of ammunition]; provided, however, that such term
does not include an attached tubular  device  designed  to  accept,  and
capable  of  operating  only  with,  .22 caliber rimfire ammunition or a
feeding device that is a curio or relic.   A feeding device  that  is  a
curio or relic is defined as a device that (i) was manufactured at least
fifty  years  prior  to  the current date, (ii) is only capable of being
used exclusively in a firearm, rifle, or shotgun that  was  manufactured
at least fifty years prior to the current date, but not including repli-
cas  thereof,  (iii) is possessed by an individual who is not prohibited
by state or federal law from possessing a firearm and (iv) is registered
with the division of state police pursuant to subdivision  sixteen-a  of
section  400.00 of this chapter, except such feeding devices transferred
into the state may be registered at any time, provided they  are  regis-
tered  within  thirty  days of their transfer into the state.  PROVIDED,
FURTHER, THAT SUCH TERM SHALL  ALSO  NOT  INCLUDE  AN  ATTACHED  TUBULAR
DEVICE  DESIGNED TO ACCEPT, AND CAPABLE OF OPERATING ONLY WITH .44 CALI-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13388-01-5
              

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