Assembly Bill A7499

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a registry of information disqualifying certain persons from the purchase of a firearm

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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-A7499 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง837-s, Exec L

2009-A7499 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a registry of information disqualifying certain persons from the purchase of a firearm; provides information to the criminal justice information services division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of promptly responding to a query from a federal firearms licensee regarding an individual's attempt to purchase or otherwise take possession of a firearm.

2009-A7499 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7499

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN,  EDDINGTON, GALEF, LANCMAN, PEOPLES,
  BOYLAND, DINOWITZ, ESPAILLAT, GABRYSZAK, HOOPER,  HOYT,  HYER-SPENCER,
  JAFFEE,  KELLNER,  MILLMAN,  SCHIMEL, ERRIGO, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A. BARRON, BRADLEY, CAMARA, GLICK, GOTTFRIED,  JOHN,
  MAYERSOHN, PHEFFER, TITONE, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the establishment of a
  registry   of  information  disqualifying  certain  persons  from  the
  purchase of a firearm

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 837-s
to read as follows:
  S 837-S. FEDERAL FIREARM DISQUALIFYING INFORMATION  REGISTRY.  1.    A
REGISTRY  OF INFORMATION DISQUALIFYING CERTAIN PERSONS FROM THE PURCHASE
OF A FIREARM, AS DEFINED IN 18 USC 921(A)(3), IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED.
  2. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL INCLUDE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO: (A) ARE UNDER
INDICTMENT FOR OR CONVICTED OF A FELONY IN THIS STATE; (B) ARE FUGITIVES
FROM JUSTICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 18 USC 921(A)(15); (C) HAVE BEEN  INVOL-
UNTARILY  COMMITTED TO A MENTAL HYGIENE FACILITY PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
THREE OF SECTION 300.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE  LAW;  (D)  HAVE  BEEN
ADJUDICATED  AN  INCAPACITATED  PERSON PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN HUNDRED
THIRTY OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW; (E) ARE SUBJECT  TO  AN  ORDER  OF
PROTECTION IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONTEXT; OR (F) HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF
A  MISDEMEANOR IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONTEXT AGAINST A VICTIM OF DOMES-
TIC VIOLENCE AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  FOUR  HUNDRED
FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A
MISDEMEANOR  CONVICTION SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRY IF A MISDEMEA-
NOR CONVICTION RESULTS FROM AN ACT FOR WHICH LAW  ENFORCEMENT  PERSONNEL
WERE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT REPORT FORM," AS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10737-01-9

              

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