Assembly Bill A4962

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age

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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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2017-A4962 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §896, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6088
2015-2016: A967
2019-2020: A1247
2021-2022: A2331
2023-2024: A754

2017-A4962 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age.

2017-A4962 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4962
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, JAFFEE, COOK --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to  the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to age require-
   ments for gun shows

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 896 of
 the general business law, as added by chapter 189 of the laws  of  2000,
 are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
   (b)  notify  all firearm exhibitors in writing that a national instant
 criminal background check must be completed prior to all  firearm  sales
 or transfers, including sales or transfers of rifles or shotguns; [and]
   (c)  provide access at the gun show to a firearm dealer licensed under
 federal law who is authorized to perform  a  national  instant  criminal
 background  check  where the seller or transferor of a firearm, rifle or
 shotgun is not authorized to conduct  such  a  check  by  (i)  requiring
 firearm  exhibitors  who  are firearm dealers licensed under federal law
 and who are authorized to conduct a national instant criminal background
 check to provide such a check at cost or  (ii)  designating  a  specific
 location  at  the gun show where a firearm dealer licensed under federal
 law who is authorized to conduct a national instant criminal  background
 check will be present to perform such a check at cost. Any firearm deal-
 er  licensed  under federal law who performs a national instant criminal
 background check pursuant to this paragraph shall provide the seller  or
 transferor  of  the  firearm, rifle or shotgun with a copy of the United
 States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco  and  Firearms
 Form  ATF  F 4473 and such dealer shall maintain such form and make such
 form available for inspection by law enforcement agencies for  a  period
 of ten years thereafter[.]; AND
   (D)  PROHIBIT  ENTRANCE TO THE GUN SHOW OF ANY PERSON WHO IS UNDER THE
 AGE OF TWELVE YEARS OF AGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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