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Assembly Bill A7983

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check

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2025-A7983 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7236
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.03, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S9750

2025-A7983 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the purchase of ammunition if such purchaser failed a background check, is prohibited by federal law or is subject to a temporary or extreme risk protection order issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil practice law and rules.

2025-A7983 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7983
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law,  in relation to restrictions on the
   receipt of ammunition
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 400.03 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 9 to read as follows:
   9. ANY AMMUNITION BACKGROUND CHECK REQUIRED UNDER THIS  SECTION  SHALL
 BE DENIED IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE AMMUNITION PURCHASER IS PROHIBIT-
 ED  FROM  POSSESSING  A  SHOTGUN  OR  RIFLE  PURSUANT  TO  THIS CHAPTER,
 SUBSECTION (G) OF SECTION 922 OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES CODE,  OR
 A  TEMPORARY OR FINAL EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER ISSUED UNDER ARTICLE
 SIXTY-THREE-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11499-01-5

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