Bill A10725

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-A10725 (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-A10725 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows persons participating in certain formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun, provided that such person has received prior approval from the municipality or other appropriate entity.

2021-A10725 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10725
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 16, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Buttenschon)
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing persons partic-
   ipating in certain formal ceremonies to possess a  firearm,  rifle  or
   shotgun
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (i) and (j) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
 of the penal law, as added by chapter 371  of  the  laws  of  2022,  are
 amended and a new paragraph (k) is added to read as follows:
   (i)  persons  lawfully  engaged  in hunting activity, including hunter
 education training; [or]
   (j) persons operating a program in a sensitive location out  of  their
 residence,  as  defined  by  this section, which is licensed, certified,
 authorized, or funded by the state or a municipality, so  long  as  such
 possession  is in compliance with any rules or regulations applicable to
 the operation of such program and use or storage of firearms; OR
   (K) PERSONS NOT  OTHERWISE  LISTED  UNDER  THIS  SUBDIVISION  WHO  ARE
 PARTICIPATING  IN  A  MILITARY  CEREMONY,  A FORMAL CEREMONY INCLUDING A
 TWENTY-ONE GUN SALUTE, AND/OR  ANY  OTHER  FORMAL  CEREMONY  HONORING  A
 PERSON  OR  PERSONS WHO SERVED THEIR MUNICIPALITY, STATE, AND/OR COUNTRY
 IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY, PROVIDED, HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  PERSONS  OBTAIN
 PRIOR APPROVAL FROM EITHER:
   (I) THE MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH SUCH CEREMONY WILL OCCUR; OR
   (II)  THE  MILITARY,  LAW ENFORCEMENT, OR FIRE PREVENTION ORGANIZATION
 HOSTING SUCH CEREMONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD16314-01-2

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