Assembly Bill A2938

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the prohibition of illegal gun trafficking

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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-A2938 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §265.45, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A5157

2009-A2938 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the prohibition of illegal gun trafficking; makes the violation of such prohibition a class D felony.

2009-A2938 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2938

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the prohibition of illegal
  gun trafficking

  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 ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING WHEN SUCH PERSON KNOW-
INGLY  AND  INTENTIONALLY  DISTRIBUTES,  TRANSPORTS,  SHIPS,   RECEIVES,
BARTERS, PURCHASES OR SELLS ANY FIREARM WHICH HAS:
  1. BEEN USED DURING THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME;
  2. BEEN STOLEN;
  3.  HAD THE IMPORTER'S OR MANUFACTURER'S SERIAL NUMBER REMOVED, OBLIT-
ERATED OR ALTERED; OR
  4. BEEN DEFACED.
  ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING IS A CLASS D FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05812-01-9

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