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Senate Bill S4534
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
2011-S4534 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4894
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §265.02 sub 8, amd §§265.03, 265.10 & 265.11, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S1714
2011-S4534 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4534 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing penalties for the sale and possession of weapons; and to repeal certain provisions of law relating thereto PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To create an effective deterrent from possessing or selling automatic rifles, machine guns, and high capacity magazines. This bill will increase the penalties for the possession, manufacturing, the disposition, and the sale of assault rifles, machine guns, and high capacity magazines to a class C felony. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1: Subdivision 8 of section 265.02 of the penal law is repealed. Section 2: Amends section 265.03 of the penal law and a new subdivision 4 is added to make possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding devices a class C felony.
2011-S4534 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4534 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 11, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ESPAILLAT -- 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 increasing penalties for the sale and possession of weapons; and to repeal certain provisions of law relating thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 265.02 of the penal law is REPEALED. S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 265.03 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 745 of the laws of 2006, is amended and a new subdivision 4 is added to read as follows: (3) such person possesses any loaded firearm. Such possession shall not, except as provided in subdivision one or seven of section 265.02 of this article, constitute a violation of this subdivision if such possession takes place in such person's home or place of business[.]; OR (4) SUCH PERSON POSSESSES A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE. S 3. Subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 6 of section 265.10 of the penal law, subdivisions 1 and 2 as amended by chapter 257 of the laws of 2008 and subdivisions 3 and 6 as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, are amended to read as follows: 1. Any person who manufactures or causes to be manufactured any machine-gun, assault weapon, large capacity ammunition feeding device or disguised gun is guilty of a class [D] C felony. Any person who manufac- tures or causes to be manufactured any switchblade knife, gravity knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle knife, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles, metal knuckles, Kung Fu star, chuka stick, sandbag, sandclub or slungshot is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. 2. Any person who transports or ships any machine-gun, firearm silenc- er, assault weapon or large capacity ammunition feeding device or disguised gun, or who transports or ships as merchandise five or more EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08120-01-1
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