Assembly Bill A7885

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A7885 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1701
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01, add §400.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7844
2013-2014: S573
2015-2016: S2442
2017-2018: S3547
2019-2020: S2291
2021-2022: A7246, S1192

2023-A7885 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate; establishes application and training process therefor; makes technical corrections.

2023-A7885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7885
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               July 19, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to requiring persons possess-
   ing a firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate;  and  to  provide
   technical corrections to such law

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 265.01 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1 of
 the laws of 2013, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 34 of the laws  of
 2019,  subdivision  2  as  amended  by  chapter 146 of the laws of 2019,
 subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 520 of the laws of 2021, subdivision
 9 as added by chapter 519 of the laws of 2021, subdivision 9 as  amended
 by  chapter  149  of  the  laws of 2022 and subdivision 10 as amended by
 chapter 94 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
 § 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
   A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon  in  the  fourth
 degree when:
   (1)  [He  or  she]  SUCH PERSON possesses any firearm, electronic dart
 gun, electronic stun gun,  switchblade  knife,  pilum  ballistic  knife,
 metal  knuckle  knife,  cane  sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic
 knuckles, metal knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag,  sandclub,  wrist-brace
 type slingshot or slungshot, [shirken] SHURIKEN, or "Kung Fu star"[;].
   (2)  [He  or  she]  SUCH PERSON possesses any dagger, dangerous knife,
 dirk, machete, razor, stiletto, imitation pistol, undetectable knife  or
 any  other  dangerous  or deadly instrument or weapon with intent to use
 the same unlawfully against another[; or].
   (3)[; or] SUCH PERSON POSSESSES A FIREARM, NOT BEING THE HOLDER  OF  A
 VALID  FIREARMS  SAFETY CERTIFICATE ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.15 OF
 THIS CHAPTER.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05264-01-3
 A. 7885                             2
 
              

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Anonymous
11 months ago

TOTALLY DISAGREE! It's our inalienable right! What's next ... certificate to speak out!

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