Bill Text: NY A00651 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows persons participating in certain formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or shotgun, provided that such person has received prior approval from the municipality or other appropriate entity.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A00651 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A00651-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           651

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 11, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BUTTENSCHON,  JONES,  FAHY, BARRETT, THIELE,
          GUNTHER, CONRAD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing  persons  partic-
          ipating  in  certain  formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or
          shotgun

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (i) and (j) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e
     2  of  the  penal  law,  as  added  by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, are
     3  amended and a new paragraph (k) is added to read as follows:
     4    (i) persons lawfully engaged in  hunting  activity,  including  hunter
     5  education training; [or]
     6    (j)  persons  operating a program in a sensitive location out of their
     7  residence, as defined by this section,  which  is  licensed,  certified,
     8  authorized,  or  funded  by the state or a municipality, so long as such
     9  possession is in compliance with any rules or regulations applicable  to
    10  the operation of such program and use or storage of firearms; or
    11    (k)  persons  not  otherwise  listed  under  this  subdivision who are
    12  participating in a military ceremony,  a  formal  ceremony  including  a
    13  twenty-one  gun  salute,  and/or  any  other  formal ceremony honoring a
    14  person or persons who served their municipality, state,  and/or  country
    15  in  an  official  capacity,  provided, however, that such persons obtain
    16  prior approval from either:
    17    (i) the municipality in which such ceremony will occur; or
    18    (ii) the military, law enforcement, or  fire  prevention  organization
    19  hosting such ceremony.
    20    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD03376-01-3