Senate Bill S84

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires state agencies and certain covered authorities to purchase handguns from responsible suppliers

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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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2013-S84 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Add §169, St Fin L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S4081
2011-2012: S680
2015-2016: S1308
2017-2018: S354

2013-S84 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires state agencies and certain covered authorities to purchase handguns from responsible suppliers; defines criteria therefor; provides for exceptions.

2013-S84 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S84 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   84

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to the procurement of
  handguns by state agencies

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

  Section  1. Declaration of legislative findings and intent. The legis-
lature finds that it is in the state's best interest to procure handguns
for use by state employees in  the  performance  of  their  duties  from
responsible  suppliers that are committed to a standard of conduct which
makes every effort to eliminate sales of guns that might lead to illegal
possession and/or misuse by criminals, unauthorized juveniles, and other
prohibited persons.
  Over 30,000 people in the United States die each  year  from  gunfire,
including  4,200  children. On average, firearms kill approximately nine
American children every day. In New York City,  firearms,  predominantly
handguns,  are  used  in  approximately sixty-six percent of the murders
committed each year. More than twice the number of individuals  murdered
with  a  firearm  suffered  injuries inflicted by firearms. Handguns are
also used in a high percentage of other crimes, including robbery, felo-
ny reckless endangerment and menacing.
  Government agencies purchase approximately twenty-five percent of  all
guns  sold  in  the  United  States,  including  guns for police forces,
correctional services, and public safety agencies. The state is a  major
purchaser  of  handguns  for  use by the state's various law enforcement
agencies.  The  legislature  finds  that  the  state,  acting  with  the
discretion  allowed any private participant in the market, should choose
to allocate its purchasing dollars in a manner that promotes the respon-
sible manufacture, shipment, and distribution of handguns.  In  further-
ance  of  this  goal,  this  legislation  requires  that  state agencies

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

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