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                                   8061
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 27, 2023
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 Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to allowing certain phys-
   ically disabled individuals to complete the live-fire  range  training
   course for a concealed carry license while sitting

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 19 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as added
 by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   19. Prior to the issuance or renewal of a license under paragraph  (f)
 of  subdivision  two  of this section, issued or renewed on or after the
 effective date of this  subdivision,  an  applicant  shall  complete  an
 in-person  live  firearms  safety  course conducted by a duly authorized
 instructor with curriculum approved by the division of criminal  justice
 services and the superintendent of state police, and meeting the follow-
 ing  requirements:  (a)  a  minimum  of  sixteen hours of in-person live
 curriculum approved by the division of criminal justice services and the
 superintendent of state police, conducted by a duly authorized  instruc-
 tor  approved  by  the  division of criminal justice services, and shall
 include but not be limited to the following topics: (i) general  firearm
 safety;  (ii)  safe storage requirements and general secure storage best
 practices; (iii) state and federal gun laws; (iv) situational awareness;
 (v) conflict de-escalation; (vi) best practices  when  encountering  law
 enforcement;  (vii) the statutorily defined sensitive places in subdivi-
 sion two of section 265.01-e of this chapter  and  the  restrictions  on
 possession  on restricted places under section 265.01-d of this chapter;
 (viii) conflict management;  (ix)  use  of  deadly  force;  (x)  suicide
 prevention;  and  (xi)  the  basic principles of marksmanship; and (b) a
 minimum of two hours of a  live-fire  range  training  course,  PROVIDED
 HOWEVER,  IF AN APPLICANT HAS A PHYSICAL DISABILITY THAT PREVENTS HIM OR
 HER FROM BEING ABLE TO STAND UP, SUCH LIVE-FIRE  RANGE  TRAINING  COURSE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 REQUIREMENT  MAY BE COMPLETED WHILE SITTING DOWN. The applicant shall be
 required to demonstrate proficiency  by  scoring  a  minimum  of  eighty
 percent correct answers on a written test for the curriculum under para-
 graph  (a)  of  this subdivision and the proficiency level determined by
 the rules and  regulations  promulgated  by  the  division  of  criminal
 justice  services  and  the superintendent of state police for the live-
 fire range training under paragraph (b) of this subdivision. Upon demon-
 stration of such proficiency,  a  certificate  of  completion  shall  be
 issued  to  such  applicant  in  the  applicant's  name and endorsed and
 affirmed under the penalties of perjury by such duly authorized instruc-
 tor. An applicant required to  complete  the  training  required  herein
 prior to renewal of a license issued prior to the effective date of this
 subdivision  shall  only  be  required to complete such training for the
 first renewal of such license after such effective date.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.