Assembly Bill A3191

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Allows certain physically disabled individuals to complete the live-fire range training course for a concealed carry license while sitting

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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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2025-A3191 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8061

2025-A3191 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows physically disabled individuals who are not able to stand up to complete the two-hour live-fire range training course requirement for a concealed carry license while sitting.

2025-A3191 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3191
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to allowing certain phys-
   ically disabled  individuals  to  complete  live-fire  range  training
   course  and  proficiency  demonstration  requirements  for a concealed
   carry license while sitting

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 19 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as added
 by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   19.  Prior to the issuance or renewal of a license under paragraph (f)
 of subdivision two of this section, issued or renewed on  or  after  the
 effective  date  of  this  subdivision,  an  applicant shall complete an
 in-person live firearms safety course conducted  by  a  duly  authorized
 instructor  with curriculum approved by the division of criminal justice
 services and the superintendent of state police, and meeting the follow-
 ing requirements: (a) a minimum  of  sixteen  hours  of  in-person  live
 curriculum approved by the division of criminal justice services and the
 superintendent  of state police, conducted by a duly authorized instruc-
 tor approved by the division of criminal  justice  services,  and  shall
 include  but not be limited to the following topics: (i) general firearm
 safety; (ii) safe storage requirements and general secure  storage  best
 practices; (iii) state and federal gun laws; (iv) situational awareness;
 (v)  conflict  de-escalation;  (vi) best practices when encountering law
 enforcement; (vii) the statutorily defined sensitive places in  subdivi-
 sion  two  of  section  265.01-e of this chapter and the restrictions on
 possession on restricted places under section 265.01-d of this  chapter;
 (viii)  conflict  management;  (ix)  use  of  deadly  force; (x) suicide
 prevention; and (xi) the basic principles of  marksmanship;  and  (b)  a
 minimum  of  two  hours  of  a live-fire range training course, PROVIDED
 HOWEVER, IF AN APPLICANT HAS A PHYSICAL DISABILITY  THAT  PREVENTS  SUCH
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04391-01-5
              

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