Assembly Bill A754

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age

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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-A754 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §896, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A6088
2015-2016: A967
2017-2018: A4962
2019-2020: A1247
2021-2022: A2331

2023-A754 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age.

2023-A754 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    754
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, COOK -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the general business law, in relation to age require-
   ments for gun shows
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 896 of
 the general business law, paragraph (b) as added by chapter 189  of  the
 laws  of 2000 and paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of
 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
   (b) notify all firearm exhibitors in writing that a  national  instant
 criminal  background  check must be completed prior to all firearm sales
 or transfers, including sales or transfers of rifles or shotguns; [and]
   (c) coordinate with the division of state police to provide access  at
 the  gun  show  to  perform a national instant criminal background check
 prior to any firearm sale or transfer. Any firearm dealer licensed under
 federal law who submits a request to the division  of  state  police  to
 perform  a  national  instant criminal background check pursuant to this
 paragraph shall provide the seller or transferor of the  firearm,  rifle
 or  shotgun  with  a  copy  of the United States Department of Treasury,
 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms AND EXPLOSIVES Form ATF  F  4473
 and  such  dealer  shall maintain such form and make such form available
 for inspection by law enforcement agencies for a  period  of  ten  years
 thereafter[.]; AND
   (D)  PROHIBIT  ENTRANCE TO THE GUN SHOW OF ANY PERSON WHO IS UNDER THE
 AGE OF TWELVE YEARS OF AGE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
 paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision 1 of section 896 of the general business
 law, as amended by section one of this act shall take effect on the same
 date and in the same manner as chapter 371 of the laws  of  2022,  takes
 effect.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00963-01-3

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