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                                   5466
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2025
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- 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 permitting certain federal
   law enforcement officers and retired  officers  to  possess  firearms,
   rifles and shotguns in restricted and sensitive locations

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (n) and (o) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
 of the penal law, as added by section 1 of part F of chapter 55  of  the
 laws  of  2023,  are amended and a new paragraph (p) is added to read as
 follows:
   (n) persons while participating in military ceremonies, funerals,  and
 honor guards; [or]
   (o)  persons while lawfully engaging in learning, practicing, training
 for, competing in, or travelling into or  within  the  state  to  learn,
 practice, train for, or compete in, the sport of biathlon, in accordance
 with  all  applicable  local,  state, and federal laws, rules, and regu-
 lations[.];
   (P) RETIRED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO OBTAIN A LICENSE  FOR
 A PISTOL OR REVOLVER THROUGH THEIR LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY.
   §  2.  Paragraphs  (g) and (h) of subdivision 2 of section 265.01-d of
 the penal law, as amended by section 2 of part F of chapter  55  of  the
 laws  of  2023, are amended and two new paragraphs (i) and (j) are added
 to read as follows:
   (g) persons while lawfully engaged in taking of wildlife  or  attempts
 to  take  wildlife pursuant to a hunting permit or license issued by the
 department of environmental conservation,  or  as  otherwise  authorized
 pursuant  to  section 11-0707 and 11-0709 of the environmental conserva-
 tion law; [or]
   (h) persons, while acting in the scope of their official  duties,  who
 are  employed  in  the  revenue  control and security departments of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 metropolitan transportation authority, or  the  New  York  city  transit
 authority  or  an affiliate or subsidiary thereof, who are authorized to
 carry a firearm as part of their employment[.];
   (I)  CONSISTENT WITH FEDERAL LAW, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO QUALIFY
 TO CARRY UNDER THE FEDERAL  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICERS  SAFETY  ACT,  18
 U.S.C. 926C; OR
   (J)  RETIRED FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO OBTAIN A LICENSE FOR
 A PISTOL OR REVOLVER THROUGH THEIR LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY.
   § 3. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 37 to read as follows:
   37. "FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" MEANS  ANY  OFFICER,  AGENT,  OR
 EMPLOYEE OF THE UNITED STATES AUTHORIZED BY LAW OR BY A GOVERNMENT AGEN-
 CY  TO  ENGAGE IN OR SUPERVISE THE PREVENTION, DETECTION, INVESTIGATION,
 OR PROSECUTION OF ANY VIOLATION OF FEDERAL LAW AND WHO IS AUTHORIZED  TO
 CARRY A GUN IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THAT DUTY.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.