NY State Senate Bill 2017-S3708

Senate Bill S3708

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes possession of a rifle or shotgun at a shooting range by a child under circumstances

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2017-S3708 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Codes
Law Section:: Penal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §265.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S3524
2013-2014: S2346
2015-2016: S991

2017-S3708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes possession of a rifle or shotgun at a shooting range by a person between the ages of ten and twelve under the immediate supervision of certain authorized persons.

2017-S3708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3708

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the penal law, in relation to
possession of a rifle or shotgun at a shooting range by a person
between the ages of ten and twelve

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

To reduce by two years the age at which one may participate in certain
limited sport shooting safety programs.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Subdivision a. of Section 265.20 of the Penal Law is amended by adding
a new paragraph 7-f.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Section 265.20(a)(7) of the Penal Law provides an exemption to a
number of "criminal possession of weapon" statutes, allowing a person
twelve years of age, among others, to possess, load, and fire any
caliber rifle or shotgun when supervised by certain specified trained
persons.

This bill would allow persons between ten and twelve years of age to
possess any rifle or shotgun for instruction under certain, more

limited and strictly regulated circumstances. These regulations
include identifying the persons who may supervise and instruct,
requiring that while the supervisor is instructing this person, he or
she may not supervise any other person between the ages of ten and
sixteen, and requiring that only one shell or cartridge may be loaded
at a time.

This bill is introduced at the request of the Genesee County
Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs to promote sporting activities within
families and further promote safe and proper practices in gun handling
and safety.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2011-2012 - S.3524 - CODES
2013-14 - S.2346 - CODES
2015-16 - S.991 -- CODES

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

This legislation has no fiscal implications.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect sixty days after the date on which it shall
have become law.

2017-S3708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3708
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, FUNKE, LARKIN, SEWARD -- 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 possession of a  rifle  or
   shotgun  at  a  shooting range by a person between the ages of ten and
   twelve

   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 7-g to read as follows:
   7-G.  POSSESSION,  AT  AN  INDOOR  OR  OUTDOOR  SHOOTING RANGE FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF LOADING AND FIRING, OF A RIFLE  OR  SHOTGUN,  THE  PROPELLING
 FORCE  OF  WHICH  IS GUNPOWDER BY A PERSON UNDER TWELVE YEARS OF AGE BUT
 NOT UNDER TEN, UNDER THE IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION, GUIDANCE AND INSTRUCTION
 OF (A) A DULY COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY,  AIR
 FORCE,  MARINE  CORPS  OR  COAST  GUARD, OR OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE
 STATE OF NEW YORK; OR (B) A DULY QUALIFIED ADULT CITIZEN OF  THE  UNITED
 STATES WHO HAS BEEN GRANTED A CERTIFICATE AS AN INSTRUCTOR IN SMALL ARMS
 PRACTICE  ISSUED  BY  THE  UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE OR MARINE
 CORPS, OR BY THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THIS  STATE,  OR  BY  THE  NATIONAL
 RIFLE  ASSOCIATION  OF AMERICA, A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION DULY ORGAN-
 IZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS STATE; OR  (C)  A  PARENT,  GUARDIAN,  OR  A
 PERSON  OVER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN DESIGNATED IN WRITING BY SUCH PARENT OR
 GUARDIAN WHO SHALL HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF  QUALIFICATION  IN  RESPONSIBLE
 HUNTING,   INCLUDING  SAFETY,  ETHICS,  AND  LANDOWNER  RELATIONS-HUNTER
 RELATIONS, ISSUED OR HONORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL  CONSER-
 VATION;  OR (D) AN AGENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
 APPOINTED TO CONDUCT COURSES IN RESPONSIBLE HUNTING  PRACTICES  PURSUANT
 TO  ARTICLE  ELEVEN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW, PROVIDED THAT
 THE PERSON PROVIDING GUIDANCE MAY PROVIDE SUPERVISION TO ONLY ONE PERSON
 BETWEEN THE AGE OF TEN AND SIXTEEN AT ANY  ONE  TIME,  AND  THE  FIREARM
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07952-01-7

 S. 3708                             2
 
 BEING  LOADED  AND  FIRED  MAY  BE LOADED WITH NO MORE THAN ONE SHELL OR
 CARTRIDGE AT ANY TIME.
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.

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Michael H. Ranzenhofer