Senate Bill S7837

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Regulates firearms and ammunition dealers

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 38-B ยงยง825 - 845, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S574
2015-2016: S2430
2017-2018: S2673

2011-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Regulates firearms and ammunition dealers; requires such dealers to hold a permit issued by the division of criminal justice services after an investigation of the applicant by such division; requires such dealers to have insurance and engage in certain security measures at their businesses; violations of such provisions shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.

2011-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7837 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7837

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             August 13, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. GIANARIS, ADAMS, ADDABBO, AVELLA, BRESLIN, HASSELL-
  THOMPSON, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, OPPENHEIMER, PERKINS, RIVERA,  SERRANO,
  STAVISKY  --  read  twice  and ordered printed, and when printed to be
  committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the general business  law,  in  relation  to  regulating
  firearms and ammunition sellers

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
38-B to read as follows:
                              ARTICLE 38-B
                     FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION DEALERS
SECTION 825. DEFINITIONS.
        826. DEALER PERMIT.
        827. APPLICATION FOR DEALER PERMIT.
        828. INVESTIGATION BY DIVISION.
        829. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF PERMIT.
        830. ISSUANCE OF DEALER PERMIT.
        831. REVOCATION.
        832. REPORT OF REVOCATION.
        833. DISPLAY OF DEALER PERMIT.
        834. INSPECTION.
        835. SECURITY.
        836. INSURANCE.
        837. LOCATION OF BUSINESS.
        838. PUBLIC WARNING.
        839. DUTIES UPON SALE, LEASE OR TRANSFER.
        840. SALES RECORDS AND REPORTING.
        841. FIREARMS ACQUISITION RECORDS AND REPORTING.
        842. INVENTORY REPORTS.
        843. LOST OR STOLEN AMMUNITION REPORTING.
        844. RESTRICTED ADMITTANCE.
        845. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
  S 825. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:

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

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