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Senate Bill S3698
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2015-S3698 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Rpld §265.37, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
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S848
2015-S3698 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3698 TITLE OF BILL: An act to repeal section 265.37 of the penal law relating to the unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding devices PURPOSE: To amend the penal law section 265.37 restricting more than seven rounds of ammunition from being loaded into a lawful firearm and to permit a lawful ten-round magazine to be loaded to capacity. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 repeals § 265.37 of the penal law. Section 2 provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: This legislation repeals § 265.37 of the penal law which prohibits more than seven rounds of ammunition from being loaded into lawful firearm ammunition magazines. Adopted in 2013, this provision came about through the enactment of the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act. While New York Law permits the purchase, possession, and sale of ammunition magazines that hold up to ten rounds of ammunition, § 265.37 restricts these legal firearms from containing their actual capacity. The act, and in particular, the seven-round restriction, violates the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution, as well as the Civil Rights law of the State of New York. The Second Amendment guarantees individuals the "right of the people to keep and bear
2015-S3698 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3698 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to repeal section 265.37 of the penal law relating to the unlaw- ful possession of certain ammunition feeding devices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 265.37 of the penal law is REPEALED. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08396-02-5
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