Senate Bill S1236

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the purchase of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days

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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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2021-S1236 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§265.60 & 400.15, amd §265.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7834
2013-2014: S572
2015-2016: S2443
2017-2018: S3043
2019-2020: S1834
2023-2024: S544

2021-S1236 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of unlawful procurement of a firearm, for the purchase or acquisition of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days.

2021-S1236 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S1236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1236
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, KRUEGER, RIVERA, SERRA-
   NO, STAVISKY -- 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 the  unlawful  procurement
   of a firearm
 
   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 265.60 to
 read as follows:
 § 265.60 UNLAWFUL PROCUREMENT OF A FIREARM.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL PROCUREMENT OF A FIREARM WHEN:
   1. HE OR SHE PURCHASES OR TAKES POSSESSION OF MORE  THAN  ONE  FIREARM
 FROM ANY DEALER IN FIREARMS DURING ANY THIRTY DAY PERIOD; OR
   2.  BEING A DEALER IN FIREARMS, HE OR SHE SELLS OR TRANSFERS A FIREARM
 TO ANY PERSON WHO HAS PURCHASED OR TAKEN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM  DURING
 THE PREVIOUS THIRTY DAYS.
   UNLAWFUL PROCUREMENT OF A FIREARM IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. Section 265.20 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision f to read as follows:
   F. SECTION 265.60 OF THIS ARTICLE SHALL NOT APPLY TO:
   1. ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OR CORRECTIONS AGENCY, OR POLICE OR CORRECTIONS
 OFFICER  ACTING  WITHIN THE COURSE AND SCOPE OF HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT OR
 OFFICIAL DUTIES;
   2. A UNITED STATES MARSHAL, MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF  THE  UNITED
 STATES  OR THE NATIONAL GUARD, OR A FEDERAL OFFICIAL, WHO IS REQUIRED TO
 POSSESS A FIREARM IN THE OPERATION OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES;
   3.  LICENSED  FIREARMS  MANUFACTURERS,  IMPORTERS  OR  DEALERS,  WHILE
 ENGAGED  IN  THE  COURSE  AND  SCOPE  OF  THEIR ACTIVITIES AS LICENSEES,
 PROVIDED THAT THE TRANSFERS ARE BETWEEN LICENSEES AND ALL SUCH LICENSEES
 ARE PROPERLY LICENSED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAW;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03297-01-1
              

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