assembly Bill A381A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes certain crimes relating to the criminal possession or manufacture of an undetectable firearm, rifle, or shotgun

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Feb 26, 2016 advanced to third reading cal.389
Feb 25, 2016 reported
Feb 23, 2016 print number 381a
Feb 23, 2016 amend and recommit to codes
Jan 06, 2016 referred to codes
Mar 12, 2015 advanced to third reading cal.90
Mar 11, 2015 reported
Jan 07, 2015 referred to codes

A381 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7623
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.00, 265.20, 70.02 & 460.10, add §§265.50 & 265.55, Pen L; amd §700.05, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9963
2017-2018: A914, S5829
2019-2020: A763, S1414

A381 - Summary

Establishes certain crimes relating to the criminal manufacture or possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle, or shotgun.

A381 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   381

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law  and  the criminal procedure law, in
  relation to establishing crimes relating to the criminal possession or
  manufacture of undetectable firearms, rifles or shotguns

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

  Section  1.  Section  265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding two
new subdivisions 3-a and 26 to read as follows:
  3-A. "MAJOR COMPONENT OF A  FIREARM,  RIFLE,  OR  SHOTGUN"  MEANS  THE
BARREL,  THE  SLIDE  OR CYLINDER, THE FRAME, OR RECEIVER OF THE FIREARM,
RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN.
  26. "UNDETECTABLE" MEANS NOT DETECTABLE BY AN X-RAY MACHINE,  PORTABLE
PULSED  X-RAY  GENERATOR,  METAL  DETECTOR OR MAGNETOMETER WHEN SET AT A
STANDARD CALIBRATION, OR ANY OTHER MACHINE USED TO SCREEN OR  INSPECT  A
PERSON AND AN OBJECT FOR A FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN.
  S  2.  The  penal law is amended by adding two new sections 265.50 and
265.55 to read as follows:
S 265.50 CRIMINAL MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR  TRANSPORT  OF  AN  UNDETECTABLE
           FIREARM.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSPORT OF AN
UNDETECTABLE FIREARM WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURES, CAUSES TO BE
MANUFACTURED, SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES, DISPOSES OF,  TRANSPORTS,  SHIPS,
OR POSSESSES WITH THE INTENT TO SELL:
  1. ANY FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN THAT, AFTER REMOVAL OF GRIPS, STOCKS
AND MAGAZINES, IS UNDETECTABLE; OR
  2.  ANY MAJOR COMPONENT OF A FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN WHICH IS UNDE-
TECTABLE.
  CRIMINAL MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSPORT OF AN UNDETECTABLE FIREARM IS
A CLASS D FELONY.

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

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A381A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7623
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.00, 265.20, 70.02 & 460.10, add §§265.50 & 265.55, Pen L; amd §700.05, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9963
2017-2018: A914, S5829
2019-2020: A763, S1414

A381A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes certain crimes relating to the criminal manufacture or possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle, or shotgun.

A381A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 381--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee  on  Codes  -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance
  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law  and  the criminal procedure law, in
  relation to establishing crimes relating to the criminal possession or
  manufacture of undetectable firearms, rifles or shotguns

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

  Section  1.  Section  265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding two
new subdivisions 3-a and 26 to read as follows:
  3-A. "MAJOR COMPONENT OF A  FIREARM,  RIFLE,  OR  SHOTGUN"  MEANS  THE
BARREL,  THE  SLIDE  OR CYLINDER, THE FRAME, OR RECEIVER OF THE FIREARM,
RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN.
  26. "UNDETECTABLE" MEANS NOT DETECTABLE BY AN X-RAY MACHINE,  PORTABLE
PULSED  X-RAY  GENERATOR,  METAL  DETECTOR OR MAGNETOMETER WHEN SET AT A
STANDARD CALIBRATION, OR ANY OTHER MACHINE USED TO SCREEN OR  INSPECT  A
PERSON AND AN OBJECT FOR A FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN.
  S  2.  The  penal law is amended by adding two new sections 265.50 and
265.55 to read as follows:
S 265.50 CRIMINAL MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR  TRANSPORT  OF  AN  UNDETECTABLE
           FIREARM.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR TRANSPORT OF AN
UNDETECTABLE FIREARM WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURES, CAUSES TO BE
MANUFACTURED, SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES, DISPOSES OF,  TRANSPORTS,  SHIPS,
OR POSSESSES WITH THE INTENT TO SELL:
  1. ANY FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN THAT, AFTER REMOVAL OF GRIPS, STOCKS
AND MAGAZINES, IS UNDETECTABLE; OR
  2.  ANY MAJOR COMPONENT OF A FIREARM, RIFLE, OR SHOTGUN WHICH IS UNDE-
TECTABLE.

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