Bill Text: NY A05157 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the prohibition of illegal gun trafficking; makes the violation of such prohibition a class D felony.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - referred to codes [A05157 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-A05157-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5157
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 14, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KAVANAGH, SCARBOROUGH, WEISENBERG, ROBINSON,
         MAYERSOHN, HOOPER, BOYLAND, GIBSON, CASTRO, COLTON, JAFFEE, WEPRIN  --
         Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. COOK, CORWIN, CROUCH, LINARES, MARKEY,
         McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, PHEFFER, P. RIVERA -- read once and  referred  to
         the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the prohibition of illegal
         gun trafficking
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.45  to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 265.45 ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING.
    4    A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING WHEN SUCH PERSON KNOW-
    5  INGLY  AND  INTENTIONALLY  DISTRIBUTES,  TRANSPORTS,  SHIPS,   RECEIVES,
    6  BARTERS, PURCHASES OR SELLS ANY FIREARM WHICH HAS:
    7    1. BEEN USED DURING THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME;
    8    2. BEEN STOLEN;
    9    3.  HAD THE IMPORTER'S OR MANUFACTURER'S SERIAL NUMBER REMOVED, OBLIT-
   10  ERATED OR ALTERED; OR
   11    4. BEEN DEFACED.
   12    ILLEGAL GUN TRAFFICKING IS A CLASS D FELONY.
   13    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   14  it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07334-01-1