| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2010 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S7633
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
2009-S7633 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S7633 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7633
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the disposal of
firearms, rifles and shotguns by the state and local governments
PURPOSE :
This bill would prevent the state and local agencies from selling guns
to private gun dealers.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
This bill would amend the penal law ยง400.00 subdivision 16 by adding a
new paragraph (b) which would prohibit state and local agencies from
selling or transferring any firearm, rifle or shotgun to any person or
entity, other than to a law enforcement agency. The bill would require
that state and local agencies seeking to dispose of such weapons
either sell or transfer such weapons to a law enforcement agency or
destroy such weapons.
JUSTIFICATION :
In order to finance the purchase of new and more effective weapons,
state and local agencies have periodically sold or traded in weapons
to lawful gun dealers. Given the growing concern over gun-related
violence and accidents, however, this practice should be modified by
authorizing such sales only to other law enforcement agencies. This
2009-S7633 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
7633
I N S E N A T E
April 27, 2010
___________
Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- 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 disposal of firearms,
rifles and shotguns by the state and local governments
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 233 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows:
16. Unlawful disposal. (A) No person shall except as otherwise author-
ized pursuant to law dispose of any firearm unless he is licensed as
gunsmith or dealer in firearms.
(B) NO DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, AGENCY OR OTHER DIVISION
OF THE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER ANY
FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY OTHER THAN TO A LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR USE BY SUCH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. ANY DEPART-
MENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, AGENCY OR OTHER DIVISION OF THE STATE
OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTENDING TO DISPOSE OF ANY FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOT-
GUN SHALL, IF AUTHORIZED, EITHER SELL OR TRANSFER SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE OR
SHOTGUN TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR USE BY SUCH LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY, OR DISPOSE OF THE FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN BY DESTROYING THE
SAME OR CAUSING IT TO BE DESTROYED OR RENDERING THE SAME OR CAUSING IT
TO BE RENDERED INEFFECTIVE AND USELESS FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSES AND
HARMLESS TO HUMAN LIFE.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07772-01-9
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