Senate Bill S2352

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides clarification on the gun show events to include the building structures and grounds where shows occur; and public auctions, flea markets and garage sales

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Consumer Protection Committee

  • 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-S2352 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3265
Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §895, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1712, A1275
2011-2012: S4349, A383
2015-2016: S3710
2017-2018: S2326

2013-S2352 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides clarification on the definition of gun show events to include the building structures and grounds where shows occur; and to include public auctions, flea markets and garage sales; and modifies the definition of "gun show" to conform with Scope v Pataki.

2013-S2352 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2352 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2352

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 16, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. ESPAILLAT, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and  when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on Consumer
  Protection

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to sale of guns at
  certain types of events

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 895 of the general business law,
as added by chapter 189 of the laws of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  1. "Gun show" means an event [sponsored, whether for profit or not, by
an  individual,  national,  state  or local organization, association or
other entity devoted to the collection, competitive use,  sporting  use,
or  any other legal use of firearms, rifles or shotguns, or an event] at
which (a) twenty percent or more of the total number of  exhibitors  are
firearm exhibitors or (b) ten or more firearm exhibitors are participat-
ing  or  (c)  a  total  of  twenty-five or more pistols or revolvers are
offered for sale [or], transfer OR EXCHANGE or (d) a total of  fifty  or
more firearms, rifles or shotguns are offered for sale [or], transfer OR
EXCHANGE OR (E) A PUBLIC AUCTION, FLEA MARKET OR GARAGE SALE IS HELD AND
FIREARMS, RIFLES OR SHOTGUNS ARE OFFERED FOR SALE, TRANSFER OR EXCHANGE.
The  term  gun  show  shall  include any building, structure or facility
where firearms, rifles or shotguns are offered for sale  [or],  transfer
OR EXCHANGE and any grounds used in connection with the event.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06129-01-3

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