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Senate Bill S639

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates the "defend our homes act"; authorizes the possession of a magazine with more than 7 rounds but less than 11 rounds in a person's home; repealer

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2017-S639 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §265.20, rpld §265.37 sec undesig ¶, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4990
2015-2016: S612

2017-S639 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the "Defend Our Homes act"; authorizes the possession of a magazine with more than 7 rounds but less than 11 rounds in a person's home.

2017-S639 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S639 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    639
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BOYLE  -- 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 establishing  the  "defend
   our  homes  act"  providing  exemptions  for ammunition feeding device
   capacity in homes; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relat-
   ing thereto

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "defend our
 homes act".
   §  2.  Subdivision  a of section 265.20 of the penal law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph 3-a to read as follows:
   3-A. POSSESSION OF A MAGAZINE OR  SIMILAR  AMMUNITION  FEEDING  DEVICE
 THAT  CONTAINS  MORE  THAN SEVEN ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION, BUT THAT DOES NOT
 HAVE A CAPACITY OF OR CAN READILY BE RESTORED  OR  CONVERTED  TO  ACCEPT
 MORE  THAN  TEN  ROUNDS,  IN  A  SAFE  STORAGE DEPOSITORY, AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 265.45 OF THIS ARTICLE, IN THE HOME OF  THE  POSSESSOR  FOR  THE
 PROTECTION OF A PERSON OR PROPERTY.
   §  3. The second undesignated paragraph of section 265.37 of the penal
 law is REPEALED.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
 have been in full force and effect on March 16, 2013.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05397-01-7

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