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Senate Bill S5489
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 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
2009-S5489 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S5489 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5489 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the issuance of a license to carry a firearm SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This legislation amends section 3-0301 of the environmental conservation law directing the department to promulgate minimum standards for a three hour weapons safety training course which will be administered by local licensing officers. After the completion of such a course, individuals will be issued a certificate of participation. The instructors for the safety course shall have completed the municipal police training council's firearm instructors training course and be certified qualified instructors. The council, an agency within the State's Department of Criminal Justice Services, is the appropriate body to train instructors for this safety course as they are charged with the responsibility of designing and approving training criteria for instructors at police training schools. Statewide, licenses must be issued prior to an individual obtaining a handgun. Therefore, the certificate of participation will have to be shown to the issuing agency before a license may be issued. In addition, the City of New York requires a license prior to the purchase of a rifle or shotgun, so the certificate will have to be provide to the issuing agency. However, outside the City, there is no
2009-S5489 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5489 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 12, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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 family court act; (f) [in the county of Westchester,] who has success- fully completed a firearms safety course and test as evidenced by a certificate of completion issued in his or her name and endorsed and EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00817-05-9
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