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                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, GOTT-
   FRIED,   GRIFFIN,  OTIS,  RAMOS,  STECK,  THIELE,  McDONOUGH,  SAYEGH,
   D. ROSENTHAL, JACOBSON, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.
   BUTTENSCHON, ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Codes

 AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to adding ammunition to the
   list of prohibited items to  purchase  or  dispose  of  after  certain
   convictions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 265.17 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1 of
 the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
 § 265.17 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon OR AMMUNITION.
   A person is guilty of criminal purchase or disposal  of  a  weapon  OR
 AMMUNITION when:
   1.  Knowing  that  he  or  she  is prohibited by law from possessing a
 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun OR AMMUNITION because of a prior conviction
 or because of some other disability which would render him or her ineli-
 gible to lawfully possess a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun  OR  AMMUNITION
 in  this  state, such person purchases a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun OR
 AMMUNITION from another person; or
   2. Knowing that it would be unlawful for another person to  possess  a
 firearm,  rifle  [or],  shotgun  OR  AMMUNITION,  he  or she purchases a
 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun OR AMMUNITION for, on behalf of, or for the
 use of such other person; or
   3. Knowing that another person is prohibited by law from possessing  a
 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun OR AMMUNITION because of a prior conviction
 or because of some other disability which would render him or her ineli-
 gible  to  lawfully possess a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun OR AMMUNITION
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD02108-01-1

 A. 383                              2
 
 in this state, a person disposes of a firearm, rifle  [or],  shotgun  OR
 AMMUNITION to such other person.
   Criminal  purchase  or disposal of a weapon OR AMMUNITION is a class D
 felony.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.