Assembly Bill A2910

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the superintendent of state police to study junk guns

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

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2009-A2910 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Penal Statutes

2009-A2910 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the superintendent of state police to study pistols and revolvers manufactured in the United States to determine whether such weapons satisfy public safety standards; provides for the compilation of a list of such pistols and revolvers that do not meet such standards; provides for publication and updating thereof.

2009-A2910 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2910

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KOON, CARROZZA, COLTON, DIAZ -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.   DINOWITZ, GALEF, GLICK,  GOTTFRIED,  GREENE,  JACOBS,
  MAYERSOHN,  McENENY,  RAMOS,  SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT in relation to dangerous firearms

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

  Section  1.  Legislative  findings  and  declarations. The legislature
hereby finds and declares that certain poorly made, easily  concealable,
and generally unsafe weapons commonly known as "Saturday night specials"
or  "junk  guns" are disproportionately used in the commission of crimes
and serve no legitimate sporting or self-protection purpose. The  legis-
lature  additionally finds and declares that these weapons pose an immi-
nent threat and danger to the safety and security of the people of  this
state.  The legislature further finds and declares that such weapons, if
produced  outside  of  the  United  States, would fail the public safety
standards established by the United States bureau of  alcohol,  tobacco,
and  firearms  for  imported  firearms  under  the provisions of the Gun
Control Act of 1968, and that, at present, large numbers of such weapons
are being manufactured and sold  domestically  without  having  to  meet
these federal import standards.
  S  2. The superintendent of the division of state police, in consulta-
tion with the secretary of the treasury and the attorney general of  the
United  States,  is directed to conduct ongoing tests and evaluations of
pistols and revolvers manufactured in this country to determine  whether
such  weapons  satisfy  the  public  safety  standards relating to size,
design and performance established by the United States bureau of  alco-
hol,  tobacco,  and  firearms  for the importation of firearms under the
provisions of the Gun Control Act of 1968 (18  U.S.C.    Sect.  921,  et
seq.).  The  superintendent  shall  compile a list of weapons that, when
tested and evaluated using these criteria, fail to satisfy these  public

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02443-01-9

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