Senate Bill S686

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to gun license applications not containing warnings

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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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2019-S686 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1697
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7044, A9699
2021-2022: S3614, A3505
2023-2024: S868, A1842

2019-S686 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that no applications, or the literature given therewith, shall be approved, distributed or used in any capacity if they contain an explicit written warning regarding ownership or use of a firearm.

2019-S686 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S686 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    686
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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 gun  license  applications
   not containing warnings

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3 of  section  400.00  of  the
 penal  law,  as  amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) Applications shall be made and renewed, in the case of  a  license
 to  carry  or  possess a pistol or revolver, to the licensing officer in
 the city or county, as the case may be, where the applicant resides,  is
 principally  employed  or  has his or her principal place of business as
 merchant or storekeeper; and, in the case of a license  as  gunsmith  or
 dealer  in  firearms, to the licensing officer where such place of busi-
 ness is located. Blank applications shall, except in  the  city  of  New
 York,  be approved as to form by the superintendent of state police.  NO
 APPLICATIONS, OR THE LITERATURE  GIVEN  THEREWITH,  SHALL  BE  APPROVED,
 DISTRIBUTED  OR  USED  IN ANY CAPACITY WHICH CONTAIN AN EXPLICIT WRITTEN
 WARNING REGARDING OWNERSHIP OR USE OF A FIREARM.  An  application  shall
 state  the  full  name,  date of birth, residence, present occupation of
 each person or individual signing the same, whether or not he or she  is
 a  citizen  of the United States, whether or not he or she complies with
 each requirement for eligibility specified in subdivision  one  of  this
 section and such other facts as may be required to show the good charac-
 ter,  competency  and integrity of each person or individual signing the
 application. An application shall be signed and verified by  the  appli-
 cant. Each individual signing an application shall submit one photograph
 of  himself  or  herself  and  a duplicate for each required copy of the
 application. Such photographs shall have been taken within  thirty  days
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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