Assembly Bill A4797A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Permits retired or off-duty law enforcement officers to possess a firearm on school grounds, and to permit such officers to carry more than seven rounds of ammunition

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

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2013-A4797 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.01-a, 265.20 & 265.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A5703

2013-A4797 - Summary

Permits retired or off-duty law enforcement officers to possess a firearm on school grounds, and to permit such officers to carry more than seven rounds of ammunition.

2013-A4797 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4797

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in  relation  to  permitting  retired  or
  off-duty  law  enforcement  officers  to  possess  a firearm on school
  grounds, and to permit retired or off-duty law enforcement officers to
  carry more than ten rounds of ammunition

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

  Section 1. Section 265.01-a of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of
the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
S 265.01-a. Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
  A  person  is  guilty  of  criminal  possession  of a weapon on school
grounds when he or she IS NOT A  RETIRED  OR  OFF-DUTY  LAW  ENFORCEMENT
OFFICER, AND knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle, shotgun, or
firearm in or upon a building or grounds, used for educational purposes,
of  any school, college, or university, except the forestry lands, wher-
ever located, owned and maintained by the State University of  New  York
college  of  environmental science and forestry, or upon a school bus as
defined in section one hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traffic law,
without the written authorization of such educational institution.
  Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds is a class E felony.
  S 2. Subdivision 8 of section 265.02 of the penal law, as  amended  by
chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
  (8)  Such person possesses a large capacity ammunition feeding device,
EXCEPT IF HE OR SHE IS A RETIRED OR OFF-DUTY  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICER.
For  purposes  of  this subdivision, a large capacity ammunition feeding
device shall not include an ammunition feeding device lawfully possessed
by such person before the effective date of the chapter of the  laws  of
two thousand thirteen which amended this subdivision, that has a capaci-
ty  of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept more than
seven but less than eleven rounds of ammunition, or  that  was  manufac-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06417-02-3
              

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2013-A4797A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.01-a, 265.20 & 265.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A5703

2013-A4797A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits retired or off-duty law enforcement officers to possess a firearm on school grounds, and to permit such officers to carry more than seven rounds of ammunition.

2013-A4797A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4797--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT, BORELLI, LUPINACCI, DUPREY, RAIA, McKEV-
  ITT,  MILLER, MONTESANO, FINCH, GRAF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  DIPIETRO, McDONOUGH, WALTER -- read once and referred 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 permitting active duty,
  off duty or retired law enforcement officers to possess a  firearm  on
  school  grounds,  and to permit such officers to carry more than seven
  rounds of ammunition

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

  Section 1. Subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law is amended
by adding a new paragraph 11-a to read as follows:
  11-A.  POSSESSION  OF  A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE THAT
CONTAINS MORE THAN SEVEN ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION OR IS OBTAINED  AFTER  THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN WHICH
ADDED  THIS  PARAGRAPH  AND  HAS  A  CAPACITY OF, OR THAT CAN BE READILY
RESTORED OR CONVERTED TO ACCEPT, MORE THAN SEVEN ROUNDS  OF  AMMUNITION,
BY AN ACTIVE DUTY, OFF DUTY OR RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
  S  2.  Section 265.01-a of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the
laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
S 265.01-a[.] Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
  A person is guilty of  criminal  possession  of  a  weapon  on  school
grounds  when  he or she knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle,
shotgun, or firearm in or upon a building or grounds,  used  for  educa-
tional  purposes,  of  any  school,  college,  or university, except the
forestry lands, wherever located, owned  and  maintained  by  the  State
University of New York college of environmental science and forestry, or
upon  a  school  bus  as defined in section one hundred forty-two of the
vehicle and traffic law,  without  the  written  authorization  of  such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06417-05-3

              

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