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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Apr 18, 2019 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A7283
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DIPIETRO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-A7283 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §400.00, Pen L
2019-A7283 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes active or inactive members of the military to be eligible for a firearms license upon providing evidence of completion of firearms training while serving in the military and provides that such applications shall be acted upon within thirty days of submission.
2019-A7283 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7283 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y April 18, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to authorizing active or inactive members of the military to be eligible for a firearms license upon providing evidence of completion of firearms training while serv- ing in the military THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 60 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows: 1. Eligibility. No license shall be issued or renewed pursuant to this section except by the licensing officer, and then only after investi- gation and finding that all statements in a proper application for a license are true; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT AN ACTIVE OR INACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A LICENSE UPON SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION AND SUCH APPLICATION SHALL BE APPROVED WITHOUT FURTHER INVESTIGATION OR FINDINGS IF SUCH ACTIVE OR INACTIVE MEMBER PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT HE OR SHE HAS COMPLETED FIREARMS TRAINING WHILE SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES AND IS STILL AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OR HAS BEEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED. No license shall be issued or renewed except for an applicant (a) twenty-one years of age or older, provided, however, that where such applicant has been honorably discharged from the United States army, navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard, or the national guard of the state of New York, no such age restriction shall apply; (b) of good moral character; (c) who has not been convicted anywhere of a felony or a serious offense or who is not the subject of an outstanding warrant of arrest issued upon the alleged commission of a felony or serious offense; (d) who is not a fugitive from justice; (e) who is not an unlawful user of or addicted to any EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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