Assembly Bill A3928

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to liability for the manufacture, sale, leasing or other disposition of ammunition feeding devices and compensation for damages

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • 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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2023-A3928 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-108, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6854
2013-2014: A3942
2015-2016: A4681
2017-2018: A3732
2019-2020: A4841
2021-2022: A4029

2023-A3928 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to liability for the manufacture, sale, leasing or other disposition of ammunition feeding devices and compensation for damages.

2023-A3928 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3928
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA
   -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in  relation  to  liability
   for  the manufacture, sale, leasing or other disposition of ammunition
   feeding devices and compensation for damages

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    The  general obligations law is amended by adding a new
 section 11-108 to read as follows:
   § 11-108. LIABILITY FOR MANUFACTURE, SALE, LEASING OR  OTHER  DISPOSI-
 TION OF AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION THE TERM:
   (A)  "LARGE  CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE" SHALL MEAN MAGAZINES,
 BELTS, FEEDSTRIPS, DRUMS, CLIPS, OR SIMILAR  DEVICES  CAPABLE  OF  BEING
 ATTACHED  TO  OR  UTILIZED WITH A RIFLE, SHOTGUN OR PISTOL AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW AND WHICH, IN THE CASE  OF  A  RIFLE  OR
 SHOTGUN, HAS THE CAPACITY OF, OR CAN BE READILY RESTORED OR CONVERTED TO
 ACCEPT,  MORE  THAN  FIVE CARTRIDGES, OR IN THE CASE OF A PISTOL HAS THE
 CAPACITY OF, OR CAN BE READILY RESTORED OR  CONVERTED  TO  ACCEPT,  MORE
 THAN  FIFTEEN CARTRIDGES. THE TERM SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY COMBINATION OF
 PARTS FROM WHICH SUCH DEVICES CAN BE ASSEMBLED;
   (B) "MANUFACTURER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, FIRM,  PARTNER-
 SHIP OR OTHER ENTITY THAT MANUFACTURES LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING
 DEVICES; AND
   (C)  "DEALER" SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, CORPORATION, FIRM, PARTNERSHIP OR
 OTHER ENTITY THAT SELLS, LEASES OR IN ANY MANNER  DISPOSES  OF  A  LARGE
 CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE.
   2. A MANUFACTURER OR DEALER MAY BE HELD STRICTLY LIABLE IN TORT, WITH-
 OUT REGARD TO FAULT OR PROOF OF DEFECT, FOR ALL DIRECT AND CONSEQUENTIAL
 DAMAGES  TO  ANY PERSON INJURED IN PERSON, PROPERTY OR MEANS OF SUPPORT,
 OR KILLED, IF THE INJURY OR DEATH PROXIMATELY RESULTS FROM  THE  ILLEGAL
 DISCHARGE  OF  A  FIREARM  TO  WHICH A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08949-01-3
              

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