Assembly Bill A5256

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring social media and search engine reviews prior to the delivery of a rifle or shotgun

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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-A5256 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §400.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A1620

2019-A5256 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring social media and search engine reviews prior to the delivery of a rifle or shotgun; provides that prior to the delivery of any rifle or shotgun sold by a licensed dealer to any person, the purchaser shall consent to have his or her social media accounts and search engine history reviewed and investigated by the police authority of the locality where such sale is made; provides that after completion of the review, the purchaser shall provide the licensed dealer with proof of his or her approval to purchase such rifle or shotgun.

2019-A5256 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5256
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CARROLL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to requiring social media and
   search engine reviews prior to the delivery of a rifle or shotgun
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 400.20 to
 read as follows:
 § 400.20 SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT AND SEARCH ENGINE HISTORY REVIEW PRIOR  TO
            THE DELIVERY OF A RIFLE OR SHOTGUN.
   1.  PRIOR  TO  THE DELIVERY OF ANY RIFLE OR SHOTGUN SOLD BY A LICENSED
 DEALER TO ANY PERSON, THE PURCHASER SHALL CONSENT TO  HAVE  HIS  OR  HER
 SOCIAL  MEDIA  ACCOUNTS  AND SEARCH ENGINE HISTORY REVIEWED AND INVESTI-
 GATED BY THE POLICE AUTHORITY OF THE LOCALITY WHERE SUCH SALE  IS  MADE.
 AFTER  COMPLETION  OF  THE  REVIEW  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS
 SECTION, THE PURCHASER SHALL PROVIDE THE LICENSED DEALER WITH  PROOF  OF
 HIS OR HER APPROVAL TO PURCHASE SUCH RIFLE OR SHOTGUN.
   2.  IN  ORDER  TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER ANY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT OR SEARCH
 ENGINE HISTORY OF A PURCHASER OF A RIFLE OR SHOTGUN  PRESENTS  ANY  GOOD
 CAUSE  FOR  THE  DENIAL  OF  SUCH  PURCHASE, THE POLICE AUTHORITY OF THE
 LOCALITY WHERE SUCH SALE IS MADE SHALL, AFTER OBTAINING THE  PURCHASER'S
 CONSENT  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AND OBTAINING ANY
 LOG-IN NAME, PASSWORD OR OTHER MEANS FOR ACCESSING A  PERSONAL  ACCOUNT,
 SERVICE,  OR  ELECTRONIC  COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE NECESSARY TO REVIEW SUCH
 PURCHASER'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS AND SEARCH ENGINE  HISTORY,  REVIEW  A
 PURCHASER'S  SOCIAL  MEDIA  ACCOUNTS  FOR  THE  PREVIOUS THREE YEARS AND
 SEARCH ENGINE HISTORY FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR  AND  INVESTIGATE  POSTS  OR
 SEARCHES  RELATED TO (I) COMMONLY KNOWN PROFANE SLURS OR BIASED LANGUAGE
 USED TO DESCRIBE THE RACE, COLOR,  NATIONAL  ORIGIN,  ANCESTRY,  GENDER,
 RELIGION, RELIGIOUS PRACTICE, AGE, DISABILITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF A
 PERSON;  (II)  THREATENING THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF ANOTHER PERSON; (III)
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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