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                                  9423

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIANARIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  direct  the division of criminal justice services to study,
  review and report, to the governor and the legislature, on  the  laws,
  rules  and  regulations  relating to air rifles, air pistols and other
  non-powder guns

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings.  The  legislature hereby finds and
declares that  recent  advances  in  technologies  associated  with  air
rifles,  air pistols and other non-powder guns have resulted in products
that are substantially different than  those  common  in  past  decades.
Changes  in  materials and techniques used to produce non-powder weapons
and ammunition, and the development of guns using carbon dioxide  cylin-
ders and external supplies of compressed gas, have resulted in the emer-
gence  of  air  guns that can approach the velocity and force of weapons
using gunpowder.  The continued development of more powerful  and  accu-
rate  air  guns  makes it incumbent on the state of New York to reassess
the adequacy of its laws, rules, regulations and policies to ensure that
the public interest continues to be served.
  S 2. (a) The division of  criminal  justice  services  shall  examine,
evaluate, review and make recommendations concerning:
  (1)  the current state of and anticipated developments in technologies
associated with the design,  production  and  use  of  air  rifles,  air
pistols  and other similar non-powder guns, including the ammunition and
ancillary equipment therefor;
  (2) the current state statutes, the  current  rules,  regulations  and
policies of state agencies, and any significant laws, codes, ordinances,
rules,  regulations and policies of municipalities in the state relating
to air rifles, air pistols and other similar non-powder guns,  including
ammunition and ancillary equipment therefor;
  (3)  recent  developments in statutes, rules, regulations and policies
in other jurisdictions; and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  (4) the extent to which the statutes, rules, regulations and  policies
reviewed  pursuant to paragraph two of this subdivision serve the public
interest.
  (b) In conducting its examination, evaluation, review and formation of
recommendations  pursuant  to subdivision (a) of this section, the divi-
sion of criminal justice services shall consult with the  department  of
environmental  conservation, the division of state police, the office of
homeland security and other appropriate state  and  local  agencies  and
offices, and shall solicit and consider input from the public.
  S  3.  Within one year of the effective date of this act, the division
of criminal justice services shall make a report to the governor and the
legislature of its findings, conclusions and recommendations and  shall,
with  its  report,  submit  such  legislative  proposals and options for
changes in rules, regulations and policies  as  it  deems  necessary  to
implement its recommendations.
  S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.