Assembly Bill A6784

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the manufacturing of firearms

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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-A6784 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6035
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 39-H §§899-aaaa - 899-cccc, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7113
2015-2016: S1391
2017-2018: S2831
2019-2020: S4886
2021-2022: S4947

2023-A6784 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the manufacturing of firearms; requires any firearm manufactured by a three-dimensional printer to contain a unique identifying number and to be registered with the state police.

2023-A6784 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6784
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the manufacture
   of firearms
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article
 39-H to read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 39-H
                         MANUFACTURERS OF FIREARMS
 SECTION 899-AAAA. IDENTIFICATION OF FIREARMS.
         899-BBBB. MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINT-
                ERS.
         899-CCCC. RECORD KEEPING.
   § 899-AAAA. IDENTIFICATION OF FIREARMS. ANY PERSON WHO HOLDS  A  VALID
 GUNSMITH  LICENSE  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, AND WHO
 MANUFACTURES ANY FIREARM USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTERS, SHALL  ENSURE
 THAT  EACH MANUFACTURED FIREARM SHALL BE INSCRIBED WITH A UNIQUE IDENTI-
 FYING NUMBER, AND THAT EACH SUCH NUMBER SHALL  BE  REGISTERED  WITH  THE
 DIVISION  OF  STATE POLICE. ANY GUNSMITH LOCATED IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
 OR THE COUNTIES OF NASSAU OR SUFFOLK SHALL  ALSO  REGISTER  THE  FIREARM
 WITH THE LICENSING OFFICER IN SUCH CITY OR COUNTY.
   §  899-BBBB. MANUFACTURE OF FIREARMS USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTERS.
 NO PERSON SHALL USE A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER TO CREATE  ANY  FIREARM,
 RIFLE,  OR SHOTGUN, OR ANY PIECE OR PART THEREOF, UNLESS SUCH PERSON HAS
 A VALID GUNSMITH LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THE  PENAL
 LAW. ANY PERSON USING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER TO CREATE ANY FIREARM,
 RIFLE, SHOTGUN, OR PIECE OR PART THEREOF, MUST ENSURE THAT SUCH CREATION
 COMPLIES  WITH  ALL  APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGU-
 LATIONS.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07559-01-3
 A. 6784                             2

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