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Assembly Bill A5157

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the prohibition of illegal gun trafficking

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2011-A5157 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4537
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง265.45, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2938
2013-2014: S1811
2015-2016: S3740
2017-2018: S803

2011-A5157 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2011-A5157 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5157

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAVANAGH, SCARBOROUGH, WEISENBERG, ROBINSON,
  MAYERSOHN, HOOPER, BOYLAND, GIBSON, CASTRO, COLTON, JAFFEE, WEPRIN  --
  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. COOK, CORWIN, CROUCH, LINARES, MARKEY,
  McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, PHEFFER, P. RIVERA -- read once and  referred  to
  the Committee 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.
                                                           LBD07334-01-1

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