Assembly Bill A11121

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a statewide registry for individuals waiving the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns

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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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2019-A11121 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §221-e, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1033
2023-2024: A565

2019-A11121 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of state police to develop and maintain a statewide registry of individuals who have waived the right to purchase firearms, rifles, or shotguns; provides for the allowance of revocation of such waivers.

2019-A11121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   11121
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON  RULES  -- (at request of M. of A. Paulin,
   Dinowitz, Abinanti, Gottfried, Fahy, Seawright, Englebright,  Dickens)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to creating a statewide
   registry for individuals  waiving  the  right  to  purchase  firearms,
   rifles or shotguns

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  221-e
 to read as follows:
   § 221-E. RIGHT TO PURCHASE FIREARMS, RIFLES, OR SHOTGUNS WAIVER REGIS-
 TRY.  1.  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS SHALL
 APPLY: (A) "WAIVER" MEANS A VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE  A
 FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN; AND
   (B)  "REGISTRY"  MEANS  THE STATEWIDE REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE
 WAIVED THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE FIREARMS, RIFLES,  OR  SHOTGUNS  AS  ESTAB-
 LISHED BY THIS SECTION.
   2. THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A STATEWIDE
 REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE FIREARMS, RIFLES
 OR  SHOTGUNS  AS  SET  FORTH  IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS SECTION. SUCH
 REGISTRY SHALL BE MAINTAINED BY THE DIVISION  OF  STATE  POLICE  AS  SET
 FORTH  BY  THE  SUPERINTENDENT AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED FOR INTERNAL USE.
 THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL ENTER EACH WAIVER INTO THE  REGISTRY,
 THE  NATIONAL  INSTANT  CRIMINAL  BACKGROUND  CHECK SYSTEM AND ANY OTHER
 FEDERAL OR STATE COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
 OR OTHERS TO IDENTIFY PROHIBITED  PURCHASERS  OF  FIREARMS,  RIFLES  AND
 SHOTGUNS WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OF RECEIPT OF THE WAIVER.
   3.  AN INDIVIDUAL MAY FILE A VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE
 A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN WITH THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, IN A FORM
 THAT SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT,  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL  SHALL
 THEN  BE  PROHIBITED  FROM PURCHASING FIREARMS, RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS. THE
 DIVISION OF STATE POLICE SHALL REQUEST PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  TO  VERIFY
 THE  INDIVIDUAL'S  IDENTITY PRIOR TO ACCEPTING SUCH FORM. THE INDIVIDUAL
 FILING THE WAIVER SHALL PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE INDIVIDUAL TO BE  CONTACTED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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