Assembly Bill A1710

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires any person engaged in the sale of rifles or shotguns to require the production of identification by purchaser of such weapon

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1710 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง265.45, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3756
2013-2014: A3199

2009-A1710 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any person in the business of selling rifles and shotguns shall, before selling or delivering a rifle or shotgun to any other person (other than a dealer or gunsmith) require such other person to produce at least two forms of identification; failure to require such proof shall be a class A misdemeanor.

2009-A1710 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1710

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, CARROZZA, DINOWITZ, GALEF, ORTIZ,
  PHEFFER, ESPAILLAT, EDDINGTON  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  COLTON,  CYMBROWITZ,  GIANARIS, GOTTFRIED, MAYERSOHN, MILLMAN, WEISEN-
  BERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the  sale  of  rifles  and
  shotguns

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.45  to
read as follows:
S 265.45 SALE OR DELIVERY OF RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS.
  1.  ANY  PERSON  IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS IN THIS
STATE, WHETHER OR NOT LICENSED, BEFORE SELLING OR DELIVERING A RIFLE  OR
SHOTGUN  TO ANY OTHER PERSON, OTHER THAN TO OR FROM A DEALER OR GUNSMITH
FOR PURPOSES OF REPAIR OR RESTORATION, SHALL REQUIRE SUCH  OTHER  PERSON
TO  PRODUCE  AT LEAST TWO FORMS OF APPARENTLY VALID PROOF OF IDENTIFICA-
TION WHICH INCLUDE NAME, DATE OF BIRTH AND RESIDENCE, ONE OF WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PERSON PRESENTING SUCH IDENTIFICATION.
  2. IN ADDITION, IF ON THE BASIS OF SUCH IDENTIFICATION IT  APPEARS  TO
THE PERSON IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS THAT SUCH OTHER
PERSON IS A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE PERSON IN THE BUSINESS
OF  SELLING  THE  RIFLE  OR  SHOTGUN  SHALL REQUIRE SUCH OTHER PERSON TO
PRODUCE AN APPARENTLY VALID PERMIT FOR THE POSSESSION  AND  PURCHASE  OF
RIFLES  AND  SHOTGUNS  ISSUED  TO  SUCH OTHER PERSON PURSUANT TO SECTION
10-303 OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
  3. A VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION IS A CLASS  A  MISDE-
MEANOR.
  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.
                                                           LBD05104-01-9

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