Senate Bill S2614A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only

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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-S2614 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6614
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7910
2011-2012: S2361
2013-2014: S3031
2017-2018: S3961, A3250
2019-2020: S3931
2021-2022: S5361

2015-S2614 - Summary

Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only.

2015-S2614 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2614 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2614

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SEWARD,  DeFRANCISCO,  FUNKE,  LARKIN, MARCHIONE,
  NOZZOLIO, ORTT, RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered  printed,  and  when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to restrictions imposed by
  statute regarding the carrying of concealed weapons

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  400.00  of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 189 of the laws  of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  2.  Types  of  licenses.  A license for gunsmith or dealer in firearms
shall be issued to engage in such business. A license for  a  pistol  or
revolver,  other  than  an  assault  weapon or a disguised gun, shall be
issued to (a) have and possess in his dwelling  by  a  householder;  (b)
have  and possess in his place of business by a merchant or storekeeper;
(c) have and carry concealed while so employed by a  messenger  employed
by  a  banking  institution  or  express  company;  (d)  have  and carry
concealed by a justice of the supreme court in the first or second judi-
cial departments, or by a judge of the New York city civil court or  the
New  York  city  criminal  court;  (e) have and carry concealed while so
employed by a regular employee of an institution of the state, or of any
county, city, town or  village,  under  control  of  a  commissioner  of
correction  of  the city or any warden, superintendent or head keeper of
any state prison, penitentiary, workhouse, county jail or other institu-
tion for the detention of persons convicted or accused of crime or  held
as witnesses in criminal cases, provided that application is made there-
for  by  such  commissioner,  warden, superintendent or head keeper; (f)
have and carry concealed, without  regard  to  employment  or  place  of
possession,  by  any  person  when  proper cause exists for the issuance
thereof, SUBJECT ONLY TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY STATUTE; and (g)  have,
possess, collect and carry antique pistols which are defined as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05880-01-5
              

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2015-S2614A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6614
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7910
2011-2012: S2361
2013-2014: S3031
2017-2018: S3961, A3250
2019-2020: S3931
2021-2022: S5361

2015-S2614A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only.

2015-S2614A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2614A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2614--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 26, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. SEWARD, AMEDORE, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, GRIFFO, LARKIN,
  MARCHIONE,  NOZZOLIO,  ORTT,  RANZENHOFER,  RITCHIE  -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  restrictions  imposed  by
  statute regarding the carrying of concealed weapons

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  189  of  the  laws  of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  2. Types of licenses. A license for gunsmith  or  dealer  in  firearms
shall  be  issued  to engage in such business. A license for a pistol or
revolver, other than an assault weapon or  a  disguised  gun,  shall  be
issued  to  (a)  have  and possess in his dwelling by a householder; (b)
have and possess in his place of business by a merchant or  storekeeper;
(c)  have  and carry concealed while so employed by a messenger employed
by a  banking  institution  or  express  company;  (d)  have  and  carry
concealed by a justice of the supreme court in the first or second judi-
cial  departments, or by a judge of the New York city civil court or the
New York city criminal court; (e) have  and  carry  concealed  while  so
employed by a regular employee of an institution of the state, or of any
county,  city,  town  or  village,  under  control  of a commissioner of
correction of the city or any warden, superintendent or head  keeper  of
any state prison, penitentiary, workhouse, county jail or other institu-
tion  for the detention of persons convicted or accused of crime or held
as witnesses in criminal cases, provided that application is made there-
for by such commissioner, warden, superintendent  or  head  keeper;  (f)
have  and  carry  concealed,  without  regard  to employment or place of
possession, by any person when proper  cause  exists  for  the  issuance

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05880-02-5
              

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