Assembly Bill A3926

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires the surrender of antique firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, or muzzle-loading firearms following certain convictions

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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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2021-A3926 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A7291
2017-2018: A2414
2019-2020: A418
2023-2024: A949

2021-A3926 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the surrender of antique firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, or muzzle-loading firearms following a conviction for a felony or serious offense or following a report pursuant to section 9.46 of the mental hygiene law.

2021-A3926 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3926
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to the surrender of antique
   firearms, black powder rifles, black powder shotguns, or  muzzle-load-
   ing firearms following certain convictions

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Paragraph (c) of subdivision 11 of section 400.00  of  the
 penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (c)  In  any  instance  in  which  a  person's license is suspended or
 revoked under paragraph (a) or (b)  of  this  subdivision,  such  person
 shall  surrender  such license to the appropriate licensing official and
 any and all firearms, rifles, [or]  shotguns,  ANTIQUE  FIREARMS,  BLACK
 POWDER  RIFLES, BLACK POWDER SHOTGUNS, OR MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARMS, owned
 or possessed by such person shall be surrendered to an  appropriate  law
 enforcement  agency  as provided in subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of
 subdivision a of section 265.20 of  this  chapter.  In  the  event  such
 license,  firearm,  shotgun,  [or]  rifle, ANTIQUE FIREARM, BLACK POWDER
 RIFLE, BLACK POWDER SHOTGUN, OR MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARM  is  not  surren-
 dered,  such  items  shall  be  removed  and declared a nuisance and any
 police officer or peace officer acting pursuant to his  or  her  special
 duties is authorized to remove any and all such weapons.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately, and shall apply to
 suspensions or revocations of licenses on or after such effective date.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02006-01-1

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