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Assembly Bill A5866A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Makes all large capacity ammunition feeding devices, regardless of date of manufacture, subject to the provisions of the penal law

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2011-A5866 - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.00 & 265.02, Pen L

2011-A5866 - Summary

Makes all large capacity ammunition feeding devices, regardless of date of manufacture, subject to the provisions of the penal law.

2011-A5866 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5866

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to large capacity ammunition
  feeding devices

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  23. "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means a magazine, belt,
drum, feed strip, or similar device[, manufactured after September thir-
teenth,  nineteen  hundred ninety-four], that has a capacity of, or that
can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten rounds  of
ammunition;  provided,  however,  that  such  term  does  not include an
attached tubular device designed to accept,  and  capable  of  operating
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09867-01-1

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2011-A5866A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.00 & 265.02, Pen L

2011-A5866A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes all large capacity ammunition feeding devices, regardless of date of manufacture, subject to the provisions of the penal law.

2011-A5866A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5866--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. JEFFRIES, HOYT, BING, KELLNER, SCHIMEL, LANCMAN,
  JAFFEE, PEOPLES-STOKES, COLTON, ABINANTI, N. RIVERA, GIBSON,  SIMOTAS,
  CAMARA, WEISENBERG, WEPRIN, SCARBOROUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  COOK,  GLICK,  GOTTFRIED, McDONOUGH, McENENY, MENG, TITONE -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,
  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to large capacity  ammunition
  feeding devices

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  23. "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means a magazine, belt,
drum, feed strip, or similar device[, manufactured after September thir-
teenth, nineteen hundred ninety-four], that has a capacity of,  or  that
can  be readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten rounds of
ammunition; provided, however,  that  such  term  does  not  include  an
attached  tubular  device  designed  to accept, and capable of operating
only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition.
  S 2. Subdivision 8 of section 265.02 of the penal law, as  amended  by
chapter 764 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
  (8)  Such person possesses a large capacity ammunition feeding device.
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION A LARGE CAPACI-
TY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE SHALL NOT INCLUDE SUCH  A  DEVICE  MANUFAC-
TURED  PRIOR  TO  SEPTEMBER  THIRTEENTH,  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-FOUR
POSSESSED BY ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09867-02-1

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