Senate Bill S6911

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  6911

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 24, 2010
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Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee 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.