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Assembly Bill A5237

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes manufacturers of guns liable for damages if their guns cause injury or death to a person within the state

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2009-A5237 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง11-108, Gen Ob L

2009-A5237 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes manufacturers of guns liable for damages if their guns cause injury or death to a person within the state; makes exceptions for compliance with a stated code of conduct or for weapons disposed of to military or law enforcement agencies or reported stolen; also makes exemptions for those committing or attempting to commit a crime, injured or killed by a law enforcement official, or self-inflicted injuries or deaths; does not limit other causes of action

2009-A5237 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5237

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ESPAILLAT, PEOPLES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  ALFANO, BARRA, BENJAMIN, CLARK, TOWNS -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to  authorizing
  a  cause  of action against the manufacturers of certain weapons ille-
  gally used to injure or kill persons in New York state

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

  Section  1.  The  general  obligations  law is amended by adding a new
section 11-108 to read as follows:
  S 11-108. CIVIL PENALTY FOR INJURY OR DEATH TO  PERSONS  IN  NEW  YORK
STATE;  MANUFACTURERS  OF WEAPONS. 1. A PERSON, CORPORATION, FIRM, PART-
NERSHIP, OR OTHER ENTITY THAT MANUFACTURES ANY WEAPON  SHALL  BE  LIABLE
FOR  DAMAGES,  INCLUDING  PUNITIVE  DAMAGES, IF SUCH WEAPON IS USED BY A
PERSON WHO IS NOT LAWFULLY AUTHORIZED TO  POSSESS  SUCH  WEAPON  IN  THE
STATE  TO INJURE OR KILL ANOTHER PERSON WITHIN THE STATE.  "WEAPON", FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, MEANS A FIREARM, RIFLE,  SHOTGUN,  MACHINE-GUN
OR  ASSAULT  WEAPON,  AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 265.00 OF THE
PENAL LAW.
  2. THE LIABILITY ESTABLISHED UNDER THIS  SECTION  DOES  NOT  APPLY  TO
PERSONS,  CORPORATIONS,  FIRMS,  PARTNERSHIPS,  OR  OTHER  ENTITIES THAT
COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS:
  (A) DOES NOT SELL WEAPONS TO DEALERS WHO HAVE MORE THAN TWENTY WEAPONS
SOLD WITHIN ANY CONTINUOUS TWELVE MONTH PERIOD  IN  THE  PRECEDING  FIVE
YEARS  TRACED  TO USE IN A CRIME OR ILLEGAL POSSESSION, AS DETERMINED BY
THE BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND  EXPLOSIVES,  OR  WHO  HAVE
NOT,  ON  THEIR OWN, SOLD WEAPONS, TWENTY OR MORE OF WHICH ARE TRACED TO
USE IN A CRIME OR ILLEGAL POSSESSION, AS DETERMINED  BY  THE  BUREAU  OF
ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS AND EXPLOSIVES;
  (B)  MAKES  NO  SALES  AT  GUN SHOWS OR ALTERNATIVE VENUES UNLESS SUCH
SALES AT THE GUN SHOW OR  ALTERNATIVE  VENUE  ARE  CONDUCTED  ONLY  UPON

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02811-01-9
              

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