Senate Bill S3961

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only

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

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2017-S3961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3250
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7910
2011-2012: S2361
2013-2014: S3031
2015-2016: S2614, A6614
2019-2020: S3931
2021-2022: S5361

2017-S3961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only.

2017-S3961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3961
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SEWARD, AMEDORE, BOYLE, CROCI, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE,
   GRIFFO, LARKIN, MARCHIONE, ORTT, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SERINO --  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  restrictions  imposed  by
   statute regarding the carrying of concealed weapons
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  189  of  the  laws  of 2000, is amended to read as
 follows:
   2. Types of licenses. A license for gunsmith  or  dealer  in  firearms
 shall  be  issued  to engage in such business. A license for a pistol or
 revolver, other than an assault weapon or  a  disguised  gun,  shall  be
 issued  to  (a)  have  and possess in his dwelling by a householder; (b)
 have and possess in his place of business by a merchant or  storekeeper;
 (c)  have  and carry concealed while so employed by a messenger employed
 by a  banking  institution  or  express  company;  (d)  have  and  carry
 concealed by a justice of the supreme court in the first or second judi-
 cial  departments, or by a judge of the New York city civil court or the
 New York city criminal court; (e) have  and  carry  concealed  while  so
 employed by a regular employee of an institution of the state, or of any
 county,  city,  town  or  village,  under  control  of a commissioner of
 correction of the city or any warden, superintendent or head  keeper  of
 any state prison, penitentiary, workhouse, county jail or other institu-
 tion  for the detention of persons convicted or accused of crime or held
 as witnesses in criminal cases, provided that application is made there-
 for by such commissioner, warden, superintendent  or  head  keeper;  (f)
 have  and  carry  concealed,  without  regard  to employment or place of
 possession, by any person when proper  cause  exists  for  the  issuance
 thereof,  SUBJECT ONLY TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY STATUTE; and (g) have,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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