Assembly Bill A638

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Restricts the locations of gunsmiths and dealers in firearms in relation to day cares, educational facilities, and places of worship

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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-A638 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6828
2021-2022: A1267
2023-2024: A766

2019-A638 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Restricts the locations of gunsmiths and dealers in firearms in relation to child day care or educational facilities, and places of worship.

2019-A638 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    638
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, D'URSO, JEAN-PIERRE, GALEF,
   BLAKE,   SIMON,  ORTIZ  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.  COOK,
   DE LA ROSA, HYNDMAN, NIOU, WRIGHT -- read once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Codes

 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to restricting the locations
   of gunsmiths and dealers in firearms in relation to day cares,  educa-
   tional facilities, and places of worship
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 400.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 18 to read as follows:
   18. NO LICENSE SHALL BE GRANTED FOR ANY GUNSMITH OR DEALER IN FIREARMS
 TO OPERATE:
   (A)  ON  THE  SAME  STREET OR AVENUE AND WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF A
 BUILDING OCCUPIED AS A CHILD DAY CARE OR EDUCATIONAL FACILITY, OR EXCLU-
 SIVELY OCCUPIED AS A PLACE OF WORSHIP; OR
   (B) IN A CITY, TOWN OR VILLAGE HAVING A POPULATION OF TWENTY  THOUSAND
 OR  MORE WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF THREE OR MORE EXISTING GUNSMITHS OR
 DEALERS IN FIREARMS LICENSED AND OPERATING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION; AND
   (C) THE MEASUREMENTS IN PARAGRAPHS (A) AND (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION ARE
 TO BE TAKEN IN STRAIGHT LINES FROM THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF
 THE PREMISES SOUGHT TO BE LICENSED TO THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE
 OF SUCH CHILD DAY CARE  OR  EDUCATIONAL  FACILITY,  OR  OTHER  PLACE  OF
 WORSHIP  OR  TO THE CENTER OF THE NEAREST ENTRANCE OF EACH SUCH PREMISES
 OF EXISTING GUNSMITHS OR DEALERS  IN  FIREARMS  LICENSED  AND  OPERATING
 PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION;  EXCEPT,  HOWEVER, THAT NO LICENSE SHALL BE
 DENIED TO ANY PREMISES AT WHICH A LICENSE UNDER THIS CHAPTER HAS BEEN IN
 EXISTENCE CONTINUOUSLY FROM A DATE PRIOR TO THE DATE WHEN A BUILDING  ON
 THE  SAME STREET OR AVENUE AND WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF SAID PREMISES
 HAS BEEN OCCUPIED AS A CHILD DAY CARE OR EDUCATIONAL FACILITY, OR EXCLU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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