Bill Text: NY A01724 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to the sale of ammunition for assault weapons; class E felony.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to codes [A01724 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A01724-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1724 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 16, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, JAFFEE, MOSLEY, HYNDMAN, WILLIAMS, GOTT- FRIED, COLTON, BICHOTTE, D'URSO, LAVINE, ORTIZ, WALKER, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CARROLL, COOK, DINOWITZ, GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the sale of ammunition for assault weapons The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 270.00 of the penal law, as 2 amended by chapter 180 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 4. Sales of ammunition not prohibited. Nothing contained in this 5 section shall be construed to prevent, or interfere in any way with, the 6 sale of ammunition for revolvers or pistols of any kind, or for rifles, 7 shot guns, or other arms, belonging or which may belong to any persons 8 whether as sporting or hunting weapons or for the purpose of protection 9 to them in their homes, or, as they may go abroad; and manufacturers are 10 authorized to continue to manufacture, and wholesalers and dealers to 11 continue to deal in and freely to sell ammunition to all such persons 12 for such purposes. Provided, however, the sale of ammunition for assault 13 weapons, as defined by subdivision twenty-two of section 265.00 of this 14 title, shall be limited to two times the capacity of an authorized weap- 15 on over a one hundred twenty day period. For purposes of this subdivi- 16 sion, "authorized weapon" shall mean a weapon registered in accordance 17 with subdivision sixteen-a of section 400.00 of this chapter. Notwith- 18 standing any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the violation of 19 this subdivision shall constitute a class E felony. 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00864-01-9