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Assembly Bill A8352
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MOYA
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-A8352 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A8352 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires the disposal of firearms, rifles and shotguns owned by any department, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state of New York and local governments by either selling or transferring to a law enforcement agency for destruction; prohibits the sale of any such weapon to any other person or entity.
2011-A8352 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8352 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y June 14, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. MOYA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the disposal of firearms, rifles and shotguns by the state and local governments THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 16 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as added by chapter 233 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as follows: 16. Unlawful disposal. (A) No person shall except as otherwise author- ized pursuant to law dispose of any firearm unless he OR SHE is licensed as gunsmith or dealer in firearms. (B) NO DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, AGENCY OR OTHER DIVISION OF THE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SHALL SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER ANY FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY OTHER THAN TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR USE BY SUCH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. ANY DEPART- MENT, BOARD, BUREAU, COMMISSION, AGENCY OR OTHER DIVISION OF THE STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTENDING TO DISPOSE OF ANY FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOT- GUN SHALL, IF AUTHORIZED, EITHER SELL OR TRANSFER SUCH FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR USE BY SUCH LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, OR DISPOSE OF THE FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN BY DESTROYING THE SAME OR CAUSING IT TO BE DESTROYED OR RENDERING THE SAME OR CAUSING IT TO BE RENDERED INEFFECTIVE AND USELESS FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSES AND HARMLESS TO HUMAN LIFE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03341-01-1
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