Senate Bill S6967

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the sale of ammunition for assault weapons

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • 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-S6967 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9340
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง270.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S1320, A1215
2019-2020: A1724
2021-2022: A2126
2023-2024: A1355

2015-S6967 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the sale of ammunition for assault weapons; class E felony.

2015-S6967 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6967 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6967

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 the sale of ammunition for
  assault weapons

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  4  of  section  270.00  of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 180 of the laws  of  1997,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  4.  Sales  of  ammunition  not  prohibited.  Nothing contained in this
section shall be construed to prevent, or interfere in any way with, the
sale of ammunition for revolvers or pistols of any kind, or for  rifles,
shot  guns,  or other arms, belonging or which may belong to any persons
whether as sporting or hunting weapons or for the purpose of  protection
to them in their homes, or, as they may go abroad; and manufacturers are
authorized  to  continue  to manufacture, and wholesalers and dealers to
continue to deal in and freely to sell ammunition to  all  such  persons
for such purposes. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THE SALE OF AMMUNITION FOR ASSAULT
WEAPONS,  AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION TWENTY-TWO OF SECTION 265.00 OF THIS
TITLE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO TWO TIMES THE CAPACITY OF AN AUTHORIZED WEAP-
ON OVER A ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAY PERIOD. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
SION,  "AUTHORIZED  WEAPON" SHALL MEAN A WEAPON REGISTERED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH SUBDIVISION SIXTEEN-A OF SECTION 400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER.   NOTWITH-
STANDING  ANY  LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE VIOLATION OF
THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL CONSTITUTE A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14123-01-6

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