| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to codes |
| May 17, 2011 |
print number 2146a |
| May 17, 2011 |
amend and recommit to codes |
| Jan 18, 2011 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S2146
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2011-S2146 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§265.00, 265.01 & 265.02, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S2379
2013-2014: S4175
2011-S2146 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2146
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of armor piercing,
frangible or devastator ammunition
PURPOSE:
The subject bill amends section 265.00 of the Penal Law to amend the
definition of armor piercing ammunition to include new construction
materials, and to prohibit the possession of frangible ammunition and
devastator ammunition.
JUSTIFICATION:
Police and hospital statistics have shown an increase in deaths and
injuries resulting from increasingly deadly and horrific types of
ammunition. These latest types of ammunition, such as armor piercing,
frangible and devastator ammunition, are designed to pierce bullet
proof vests or to fragment, explode, detonate, or disintegrate upon
impact so as to render survival unlikely.
As technology advances to allow the design and manufacture of
ammunition made of unique substances and of greater destructive
force, we must modernize the penal code to reflect such changes.
Currently, less lethal and destructive ammunitions are subject to
criminal sanctions while the newer and more deadly types of
2011-S2146 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2146
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of armor
piercing, frangible or devastator ammunition
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 646 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
18. "Armor piercing ammunition" means any ammunition [capable of being
used in pistols or revolvers] containing a projectile or projectile
core[, or a projectile or projectile core for use in such ammunition,
that is] constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other
substances) from one or a combination of any of the following: tungsten
alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, [or] uranium,
CERAMICS, OR POLYMER PLASTICS AND CAPABLE OF BEING USED IN PISTOLS AND
REVOLVERS.
S 2. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding two new
subdivisions 24 and 25 to read as follows:
24. "FRANGIBLE AMMUNITION" MEANS ANY AMMUNITION WITH A PROJECTILE OR
PROJECTILE CORE COMPOSED OF HYBRID MATERIALS, EITHER PRESSED TOGETHER AT
HIGH PRESSURE OR GLUED TOGETHER WITH ADHESIVES, WHICH IS CAPABLE OF
BEING USED IN PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS AND IS DESIGNED TO FRACTURE OR DISIN-
TEGRATE UPON IMPACT.
25. "DEVASTATOR AMMUNITION" MEANS ANY AMMUNITION WITH A PROJECTILE OR
PROJECTILE CORE WHICH IS CAPABLE OF BEING USED IN PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS
AND DESIGNED TO EXPLODE OR DETONATE UPON IMPACT.
S 3. Subdivisions 7 and 8 of section 265.01 of the penal law, subdivi-
sion 7 as added by chapter 807 of the laws of 1981 and subdivision 8 as
added by chapter 646 of the laws of 1986, are amended to read as
follows:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05125-01-1
2011-S2146A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§265.00, 265.01 & 265.02, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S2379
2013-2014: S4175
2011-S2146A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2146A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of armor piercing,
frangible or devastator ammunition
PURPOSE:
The subject bill amends section 265.00 of the Penal Law to amend the
definition of armor piercing ammunition to include new construction
materials, and to prohibit the possession of frangible ammunition and
devastator ammunition.
JUSTIFICATION:
Police and hospital statistics have shown an increase in deaths and
injuries resulting from increasingly deadly and horrific types of
ammunition. These latest types of ammunition, such as armor piercing,
frangible and devastator ammunition, are designed to pierce bullet
proof vests or to fragment, explode, detonate, or disintegrate upon
impact so as to render survival unlikely.
As technology advances to allow the design and manufacture of
ammunition made of unique substances and of greater destructive
force, we must modernize the penal code to reflect such changes.
Currently, less lethal and destructive ammunitions are subject to
criminal sanctions while the newer and more deadly types of
2011-S2146A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
2146--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 18, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed 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 the possession of armor
piercing, frangible or devastator ammunition
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 18 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 646 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
18. "Armor piercing ammunition" means any ammunition [capable of being
used in pistols or revolvers] containing a projectile or projectile
core[, or a projectile or projectile core for use in such ammunition,
that is] constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other
substances) from one or a combination of any of the following: tungsten
alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper, [or] uranium,
CERAMICS, OR POLYMER PLASTICS AND CAPABLE OF BEING USED IN PISTOLS AND
REVOLVERS.
S 2. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding two new
subdivisions 24 and 25 to read as follows:
24. "FRANGIBLE AMMUNITION" MEANS ANY AMMUNITION WITH A PROJECTILE OR
PROJECTILE CORE COMPOSED OF HYBRID MATERIALS, EITHER PRESSED TOGETHER AT
HIGH PRESSURE OR GLUED TOGETHER WITH ADHESIVES, WHICH IS CAPABLE OF
BEING USED IN PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS AND IS DESIGNED TO FRACTURE OR DISIN-
TEGRATE UPON IMPACT.
25. "DEVASTATOR AMMUNITION" MEANS ANY AMMUNITION WITH A PROJECTILE OR
PROJECTILE CORE WHICH IS CAPABLE OF BEING USED IN PISTOLS OR REVOLVERS
AND DESIGNED TO EXPLODE OR DETONATE UPON IMPACT.
S 3. Subdivisions 7 and 8 of section 265.01 of the penal law, subdivi-
sion 7 as added by chapter 807 of the laws of 1981 and subdivision 8 as
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05125-03-1
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