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Assembly Bill A7808

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms issued to military veterans

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2011-A7808 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A4918

2011-A7808 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to licenses to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms issued to military veterans.

2011-A7808 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7808

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 17, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the  penal  law,  in  relation  to  licenses  to  carry,
  possess, repair and dispose of firearms issued to military veterans

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (f) of  subdivision  1  and  subdivision  4-b  of
section  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 as
amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000 and subdivision 4-b as  added
by chapter 446 of the laws of 1997, are amended to read as follows:
  (f)  in  [the]  ANY  county  [of  Westchester,  who  has  successfully
completed] WHICH REQUIRES SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION  OF  a  firearms  safety
course  and  test  as evidenced by a certificate of completion issued in
[his or her] THE APPLICANT'S name and endorsed and  affirmed  under  the
penalties of perjury by a duly authorized instructor, [except that: (i)]
persons  who are honorably discharged from the United States army, navy,
marine corps or coast guard, or [of] FROM  the  national  guard  of  the
state  of  New  York, WITHIN EIGHT YEARS PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR A LICENSE
and produce evidence of official qualification in  firearms  during  the
term  of  service  are  not  required to have completed those hours of a
firearms safety course pertaining to the safe use, carrying, possession,
maintenance and storage of a firearm[;]  and  [(ii)]  persons  who  were
licensed  to possess a pistol or revolver prior to the effective date of
this paragraph are not required to  have  completed  a  firearms  safety
course and test; and
  4-b.  Westchester  county  firearms  safety course certificate. In the
county of Westchester, at the time of application, the licensing officer
to which the license application is made shall provide  a  copy  of  the
safety  course booklet to each license applicant. Before such license is
issued, such licensing officer shall require that the applicant submit a
certificate of successful completion of a  firearms  safety  course  and

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11569-01-1

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