Assembly Bill A7291

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the surrender of antique firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, or muzzle-loading firearms following certain convictions

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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-A7291 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2414
2019-2020: A418
2021-2022: A3926
2023-2024: A949

2015-A7291 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the surrender of antique firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, or muzzle-loading firearms following a conviction for a felony or serious offense or following a report pursuant to section 9.46 of the mental hygiene law.

2015-A7291 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7291

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to the surrender of antique
  firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, or  muzzle-load-
  ing firearms following certain convictions

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

  Section 1.  Paragraph (c) of subdivision 11 of section 400.00  of  the
penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
as follows:
  (c)  In  any  instance  in  which  a  person's license is suspended or
revoked under paragraph (a) or (b)  of  this  subdivision,  such  person
shall  surrender  such license to the appropriate licensing official and
any and all firearms, rifles, [or]  shotguns,  ANTIQUE  FIREARMS,  BLACK
POWDER  RIFLES, BLACK POWDER SHOTGUNS, OR MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARMS, owned
or possessed by such person shall be surrendered to an  appropriate  law
enforcement  agency  as provided in subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of
subdivision a of section 265.20 of  this  chapter.  In  the  event  such
license,  firearm,  shotgun,  [or]  rifle, ANTIQUE FIREARM, BLACK POWDER
RIFLE, BLACK POWDER SHOTGUN, OR MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARM  is  not  surren-
dered,  such  items  shall  be  removed  and declared a nuisance and any
police officer or peace officer acting pursuant to his  or  her  special
duties is authorized to remove any and all such weapons.
  S  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately, and shall apply to
suspensions or revocations of licenses on or after such effective date.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10428-02-5

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