Assembly Bill A4405

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes a safety course requirement for firearm license

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  • 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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2011-A4405 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3935
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §400.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3076, S5489
2013-2014: A3242, S3067
2015-2016: A5788

2011-A4405 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Broadens provisions relating to eligibility for a firearms license.

2011-A4405 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4405

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. KAVANAGH, PHEFFER, PEOPLES-STOKES, JAFFEE, MAYER-
  SOHN, CAMARA, ROBINSON, BROOK-KRASNY, AUBRY, LAVINE -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of  A. GANTT, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, LIFTON, McDONOUGH,
  MENG, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the issuance of a  license
  to carry a firearm

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  400.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  189  of  the  laws  of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. Eligibility. No license shall be issued or renewed pursuant to this
section except by the licensing officer, and then  only  after  investi-
gation  and  finding  that  all statements in a proper application for a
license are true. No license shall be issued or renewed  except  for  an
applicant  (a) twenty-one years of age or older, provided, however, that
where such applicant has  been  honorably  discharged  from  the  United
States  army,  navy,  marine  corps,  air  force  or coast guard, or the
national guard of the state of New York, no such age  restriction  shall
apply;  (b)  of  good  moral  character;  (c) who has not been convicted
anywhere of a felony or a serious offense; (d) who has  [stated  whether
he  or  she  has]  NOT HAD A GUARDIAN APPOINTED FOR THEM PURSUANT TO ANY
PROVISION OF LAW, BASED ON A DETERMINATION THAT AS A  RESULT  OF  MARKED
SUBNORMAL   INTELLIGENCE,   MENTAL  ILLNESS,  INCAPACITY,  CONDITION  OR
DISEASE, HE OR SHE LACKS THE MENTAL CAPACITY TO CONTRACT OR MANAGE THEIR
OWN AFFAIRS OR ever suffered any mental illness or been confined to  any
hospital  or institution, public or private, for mental illness; (e) who
has not had a license revoked or who is not under a suspension or  inel-
igibility  order  issued pursuant to the provisions of section 530.14 of
the criminal procedure law or section eight hundred forty-two-a  of  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00575-01-1
              

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