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Oct 03, 2012 | print number 1440a |
Oct 03, 2012 | amend and recommit to codes |
Jan 04, 2012 | referred to codes |
Jan 07, 2011 | referred to codes |
senate Bill S1440A
Sponsored By
Daniel L. Squadron
(D, WF) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
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- In Committee
- On Floor Calendar
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- Passed Assembly
- Delivered to Governor
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Co-Sponsors
Michael Gianaris
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
S1440 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §265.00 sub 22, amd §§265.00 & 265.20, Pen L; amd §396-ff, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010: S4084
2013-2014: S202
S1440 - Summary
Adds additional weapon models to the definition of an assault weapon and adds related definitions; bans the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons, subject to an exception; expands the duties of the superintendent of state police with respect to identifying assault weapons.
S1440 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1440 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law and the general business law, in relation to banning the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons; and to repeal subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the penal law relating thereto PURPOSE: To expand and improve New York State's ban on military-style assault weapons. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Penal Law § 265.00(22) to expand and clarify the characteristics of what constitutes an "assault weapon" to include semiautomatic rifles with a "forward grip" or a "barrel shroud" and semiautomatic shotguns with a second pistol grip. It would also add 51 new assault weapons to the existing list of banned guns. Among the new assault weapons proposed for inclusion in the list are the Galil Sniper Rifle, the Bushmaster XM15, and the SKS. It also adds conversion kits, for converting a firearm into an assault weapon, to the list of banned items. § 2 defines the terms "barrel
S1440 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1440 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law and the general business law, in relation to banning the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons; and to repeal subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the penal law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The New York state legislature finds that semi-automatic assault weapons are military-style guns designed to allow rapid and accurate spray firing for the quick and efficient killing of humans. The shooter can simply point - as opposed to carefully aim - the weapon to quickly spray a wide area with a hail of bullets. Gun manufacturers have for many years made, marketed and sold to civilians semi-automatic versions of military assault weapons designed with features specifically intended to increase lethality for military applications. As a result, approximately 2,000,000 assault weapons are currently in circulation in the United States. These weapons have been the weapon of choice in the most notorious mass shootings of innocent civilians in the United States, including the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School (TEC-DC9 assault pistol and Hi-Point Carbine) and the 2002 Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings (Bushmaster XM15 assault rifle). According to FBI data, between 1998 and 2001, one in five law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty was killed with an assault weapon. In 2003, New York lost two of its finest when undercover officers in the elite Firearms Inves- tigation Unit of the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau were brutally murdered while attempting to purchase an illegal TEC-9 semi-automatic assault weapon. The availability of military-style assault weapons poses a serious threat to the public health and safety. Most citizens, includ- ing most gun owners, believe that assault weapons should not be avail- able for civilian use. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02260-01-1
Co-Sponsors
Tony Avella
(D) 0 Senate District
Michael Gianaris
(D, WF) 12th Senate District
Liz Krueger
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
S1440A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §265.00 sub 22, amd §§265.00 & 265.20, Pen L; amd §396-ff, Gen Bus L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010: S4084
2013-2014: S202
S1440A (ACTIVE) - Summary
Adds additional weapon models to the definition of an assault weapon and adds related definitions; bans the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons, subject to an exception; expands the duties of the superintendent of state police with respect to identifying assault weapons.
S1440A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1440A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law and the general business law, in relation to banning the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons; and to repeal subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the penal law relating thereto PURPOSE: To expand and improve New York State's ban on military-style assault weapons. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 2 repeals Subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the penal law and a new subdivision 22 is added that expands and clarifies the characteristics of what constitutes an "assault weapon" and also adds conversion kits, for converting a firearm into an assault weapon, to the list of banned items. Section 3 amends Section 265.00 of the penal law by adding four new subdivisions defining "detachable magazine", "muzzle break", "muzzle compensator" and "fixed magazine". Section 4 amends Section 265.20 of the penal law by adding a new subdivision e that provides exemptions for persons who own a weapon lawfully possessed before July first two thousand thirteen and who render the assault weapon permanently inoperable or surrender the assault weapon as provided for in subparagraph (f) of paragraph one of
S1440A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1440--A 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 7, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. SQUADRON, GIANARIS -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law and the general business law, in relation to banning the possession, sale or manufacture of assault weapons; and to repeal subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the penal law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The New York state legislature finds that semi-automatic assault weapons are military-style guns designed to allow rapid and accurate spray firing for the quick and efficient killing of humans. The shooter can simply point - as opposed to carefully aim - the weapon to quickly spray a wide area with a hail of bullets. Gun manufacturers have for many years made, marketed and sold to civilians semi-automatic versions of military assault weapons designed with features specifically intended to increase lethality for military applications. As a result, approximately 2,000,000 assault weapons are currently in circulation in the United States. These weapons have been the weapon of choice in the most notorious mass shootings of innocent civilians in the United States, including the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School (TEC-DC9 assault pistol and Hi-Point Carbine) and the 2002 Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings (Bushmaster XM15 assault rifle). According to FBI data, between 1998 and 2001, one in five law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty was killed with an assault weapon. In 2003, New York lost two of its finest when undercover officers in the elite Firearms Inves- tigation Unit of the NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau were brutally murdered while attempting to purchase an illegal TEC-9 semi-automatic assault weapon. The availability of military-style assault weapons poses EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02260-02-2
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