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                                   8425
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 29, 2023
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BORES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law,  in  relation  to  making  technical
   corrections  to the definition of the weapon designated as a "throwing
   star" or "shuriken"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "replacing
 prejudiced term act".
   § 2. Subdivision 15-b of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added  by
 chapter 61 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
   15-b. ["Kung Fu star"] "THROWING STAR" OR "SHURIKEN" means a disc-like
 object  with  sharpened  points  on  the  circumference  thereof  and is
 designed for use primarily as a weapon to be thrown.
   § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 120.55 of the penal law, as  amended  by
 chapter 257 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Commits  the  crime  of stalking in the third degree as defined in
 subdivision three of section 120.50 of this article and in the course of
 and in furtherance of the commission of such offense: (i)  displays,  or
 possesses  and threatens the use of, a firearm, pistol, revolver, rifle,
 shotgun, machine gun, electronic dart gun,  electronic  stun  gun,  cane
 sword,  billy,  blackjack,  bludgeon,  plastic knuckles, metal knuckles,
 chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, slingshot, slungshot,  [shirken,  "Kung
 Fu Star"] SHURIKEN, THROWING STAR, dagger, dangerous knife, dirk, razor,
 stiletto,  imitation  pistol, dangerous instrument, deadly instrument or
 deadly weapon; or (ii) displays what appears to be a  pistol,  revolver,
 rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm; or
   §  4.  Subdivision 1 of section 265.01 of the penal law, as amended by
 chapter 34 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart  gun,  electronic
 stun gun, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle knife,

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11946-02-3
              

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 cane  sword,  billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles, metal knuck-
 les, chuka stick, sand bag,  sandclub,  wrist-brace  type  slingshot  or
 slungshot, [shirken, or "Kung Fu star"] SHURIKEN, OR THROWING STAR;
   § 5. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 265.10 of the penal law, as sepa-
 rately  amended  by  chapters  34,  130 and 146 of the laws of 2019, are
 amended to read as follows:
   1. Any person who  manufactures  or  causes  to  be  manufactured  any
 machine-gun, assault weapon, large capacity ammunition feeding device or
 disguised gun is guilty of a class D felony. Any person who manufactures
 or causes to be manufactured any rapid-fire modification device is guil-
 ty  of  a  class  E  felony. Any person who manufactures or causes to be
 manufactured any switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal knuckle
 knife, undetectable knife, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles,
 metal knuckles, [Kung Fu] THROWING star, chuka stick, sandbag,  sandclub
 or slungshot is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
   2. Any person who transports or ships any machine-gun, firearm silenc-
 er,  assault  weapon  or  large  capacity  ammunition  feeding device or
 disguised gun, or who transports or ships as merchandise  five  or  more
 firearms,  is  guilty  of a class D felony. Any person who transports or
 ships any rapid-fire modification device is guilty of a class E  felony.
 Any  person  who  transports  or ships as merchandise any firearm, other
 than an assault weapon, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife,  unde-
 tectable  knife,  billy,  blackjack,  bludgeon,  plastic knuckles, metal
 knuckles, [Kung Fu] THROWING star, chuka stick, sandbag or slungshot  is
 guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
   § 6. This act shall take effect immediately.