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Assembly Bill A2885

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the superintendent of state police to issue rules to prevent the transfer of unsafe firearms to the state

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2009-A2885 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง400.00, Pen L

2009-A2885 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the superintendent of state police to issue rules to prevent the transfer of unsafe firearms to the state; establishes minimum safety and quality standards governing the manufacture of firearms as well as standards for the storage and shipment of firearms into New York; provides for civil penalty of not more than $50,000 for each violation.

2009-A2885 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2885

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KOON,  GOTTFRIED, CLARK, DINOWITZ, GREENE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. GALEF, LAVINE, McENENY,  ORTIZ,  PHEF-
  FER, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the sale, distribution or
  transfer of unsafe firearms

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

  Section  1. Section 400.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 12-b to read as follows:
  12-B. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE SHALL ISSUE RULES  AND  REGU-
LATIONS TO PREVENT THE SALE, DISTRIBUTION OR TRANSFER OF UNSAFE FIREARMS
DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY TO THE STATE.  SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL
ESTABLISH SAFETY STANDARDS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SPECIFICATIONS
AS TO MATERIALS AND PARTS USED, TENSILE STRENGTH AND MELTING POINT,  THE
PLACEMENT  OF  TAMPER-RESISTANT  SERIAL  NUMBERS,  SAFETY MECHANISMS AND
LOCKING DEVICES TO PREVENT THE USE OF THE FIREARM BY UNAUTHORIZED USERS,
ENDURANCE AND DROP TESTS, THE PROPER STORAGE AND SHIPMENT  OF  FIREARMS,
AND  MINIMUM  STANDARDS  OF  QUALITY  CONTROL.  IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER
PENALTIES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION, ANY PERSON, FIRM OR  CORPORATION
WHO  FAILS  TO  COMPLY  WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE
SUBJECT TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN FIFTY THOUSAND  DOLLARS  FOR
EACH VIOLATION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02412-01-9

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