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Assembly Bill A8456A

Signed By Governor

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that certain people may not possess antique firearms, black powder firearms, or muzzle loading firearms

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2011-A8456 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5658
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S8004

2011-A8456 - Summary

Provides that certain people may not possess antique firearms, black powder firearms, or muzzle loading firearms.

2011-A8456 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8456

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to muzzle-loading rifles and
  shotguns

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

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 11 and 12 of section 265.00 of the penal law
are amended to read as follows:
  11. "Rifle" means a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and
intended to be fired from the shoulder and designed  or  redesigned  and
made  or  remade to use the energy of [the explosive in a fixed metallic
cartridge] EXPLOSIVES to fire only a single projectile through a  rifled
bore for each single pull of the trigger. THIS INCLUDES WEAPONS DESIGNED
TO  FIRE  FIXED  CARTRIDGES OR WEAPONS DESIGNED TO BE LOADED THROUGH THE
MUZZLE.
  12. "Shotgun" means a weapon designed or redesigned, made  or  remade,
and  intended  to  be fired from the shoulder and designed or redesigned
and made or remade to use the energy of [the explosive in a fixed  shot-
gun  shell]  EXPLOSIVES to fire through a smooth OR RIFLED bore either a
number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull  of  the
trigger.    THIS INCLUDES WEAPONS DESIGNED TO FIRE A FIXED SHOTGUN SHELL
OR WEAPONS DESIGNED TO BE LOADED THROUGH THE MUZZLE.
  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.
                                                           LBD13174-01-1

2011-A8456A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5658
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.01, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S8004

2011-A8456A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that certain people may not possess antique firearms, black powder firearms, or muzzle loading firearms.

2011-A8456A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 8456--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Codes  -- reported and referred to the Committee on Rules -- Rules
  Committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to the Committee on Rules

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to preventing certain people
  from lawfully possessing certain rifles, shotguns, and firearms

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 265.01 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 1041 of the laws of 1974, is amended to read as follows:
  (4) He possesses a rifle [or], shotgun, ANTIQUE FIREARM, BLACK  POWDER
RIFLE, BLACK POWDER SHOTGUN, OR ANY MUZZLE-LOADING FIREARM, and has been
convicted of a felony or serious offense; or
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13174-02-1

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