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Senate Bill S2379

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Includes possession of armor piercing, frangible or devastator ammunition as criminal possession of a weapon

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2009-S2379 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง265.00, 265.01 & 265.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2146
2013-2014: S4175

2009-S2379 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes possession of armor piercing, frangible or devastator ammunition as criminal possession of a weapon in the 4th degree and where possession is knowingly with intent to use against another, it shall constitute criminal possession of a weapon in the 3rd degree.

2009-S2379 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2379 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2379

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PADAVAN -- 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 the  possession  of  armor
  piercing, frangible or devastator ammunition

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 646 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
  18. "Armor piercing ammunition" means any ammunition [capable of being
used in pistols or revolvers]  containing  a  projectile  or  projectile
core[,  or  a  projectile or projectile core for use in such ammunition,
that is] constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other
substances) from one or a combination of any of the following:  tungsten
alloys,  steel,  iron,  brass,  bronze,  beryllium copper, [or] uranium,
CERAMICS, OR POLYMER PLASTICS AND CAPABLE OF BEING USED IN  PISTOLS  AND
REVOLVERS.
  S  2.  Section  265.00  of  the penal law is amended by adding two new
subdivisions 24 and 25 to read as follows:
  24. "FRANGIBLE AMMUNITION" MEANS ANY AMMUNITION WITH A  PROJECTILE  OR
PROJECTILE CORE COMPOSED OF HYBRID MATERIALS, EITHER PRESSED TOGETHER AT
HIGH  PRESSURE  OR  GLUED  TOGETHER  WITH ADHESIVES, WHICH IS CAPABLE OF
BEING USED IN PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS AND IS DESIGNED TO FRACTURE OR DISIN-
TEGRATE UPON IMPACT.
  25. "DEVASTATOR AMMUNITION" MEANS ANY AMMUNITION WITH A PROJECTILE  OR
PROJECTILE  CORE  WHICH IS CAPABLE OF BEING USED IN PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS
AND DESIGNED TO EXPLODE OR DETONATE UPON IMPACT.
  S 3. Subdivisions 7 and 8 of section 265.01 of the penal law, subdivi-
sion 7 as added by chapter 807 of the laws of 1981 and subdivision 8  as
added  by  chapter  646  of  the  laws  of  1986, are amended to read as
follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02287-01-9

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