Senate Bill S8954

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to qualified firearms instructors

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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-S8954 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10578
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.00 & 265.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S1657

2021-S8954 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that possession and use of a firearm in certain locations under the supervision, guidance and instruction of a qualified firearms instructor shall not be a crime.

2021-S8954 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S8954 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8954
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 2, 2022
                                ___________
 
 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  qualified  firearms
   instructors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 19 of section  265.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  150  of  the  laws  of 2020, is amended to read as
 follows:
   19. "Duly authorized instructor" means (a) a duly commissioned officer
 of the United States army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of  the
 national  guard  of the state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult
 citizen of the United States who has been granted a  certificate  as  an
 instructor in small arms practice issued by the United States army, navy
 or  marine  corps,  or  by the adjutant general of this state, or by the
 national rifle association of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly
 organized under the laws of this state; (c) by a person  duly  qualified
 and  designated  by  the  department of environmental conservation under
 paragraph c of subdivision three of section 11-0713 of the environmental
 conservation law as its agent in  the  giving  of  instruction  and  the
 making  of  certifications of qualification in responsible hunting prac-
 tices; [or] (d) a New York state 4-H certified shooting sports  instruc-
 tor; OR (E) A QUALIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR.
   § 2. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 33 to read as follows:
   33.  "QUALIFIED  FIREARMS  INSTRUCTOR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HOLDS A
 CERTIFICATE AS A FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR FROM AN ASSOCIATION OR ORGANIZATION
 RECOGNIZED BY THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.
   § 3. Paragraph 7-b of subdivision a of section  265.20  of  the  penal
 law,  as  amended by chapter 511 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read
 as follows:
   7-b. Possession and use, at an indoor or outdoor pistol range  located
 in  or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization
 organized for conservation purposes or to foster  proficiency  in  small
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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