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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Jan 09, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A103
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
GANTT
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
2013-A103 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A103 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Prohibits persons from having or possessing a firearm, including, but not limited to, a pistol, revolver, and a "sawed-off" shotgun or rifle unless he has successfully completed a firearm proficiency examination, the standards for which are to be prepared by the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and the superintendent of the division of the state police; exempts police officers and retired police officers.
2013-A103 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 103 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law and the state finance law, in relation to an examination for firearm proficiency THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 400.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 14-a to read as follows: 14-A. (A) NO PERSON SHALL HAVE OR POSSESS A FIREARM AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 265.00 OF THIS CHAPTER UNLESS HE OR SHE SHALL HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AN EXAMINATION AND MET THE APPROPRIATE STANDARDS AS ESTABLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE COMMISSIONER IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION. (B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN COOPERATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DIVISION OF THE STATE POLICE, ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR FIREARM PROFICIENCY AND DEVELOP AN EXAMINATION TO MEASURE FIREARM PROFI- CIENCY. (C) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL IN COOPERATION WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE PROVIDE THE STANDARDS AND EXAMINATIONS ON REQUEST TO ANY QUALIFIED FIREARM INSTRUCTOR AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITHIN THE STATE. THE PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION MAY BE CONDUCTED BY ANY QUALIFIED FIREARM INSTRUCTOR APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) A WRITTEN SECTION ON THE LAWS RELATING TO FIREARMS; (II) A PHYSICAL DEMONSTRATION OF PROFICIENCY IN THE USE OF FIREARMS AND IN FIREARMS SAFETY PROCEDURES; (III) A LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING A LICENSEE'S DUTIES, RESPONSI- BILITIES AND LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER AND CIVIL STATUTES OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND OF THE UNITED STATES; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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