S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5628
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 2, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI, LUPARDO, WOERNER, BARRETT, MAGEE --
read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to the private
sale or disposal of firearms, rifles and shotguns
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 898 of the general business law,
2 as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
3 follows:
4 1. In addition to any other requirements pursuant to state and feder-
5 al law, all sales, exchanges or disposals of firearms, rifles or shot-
6 guns shall be conducted in accordance with this section unless such
7 sale, exchange or disposal is conducted by a licensed importer, licensed
8 manufacturer or licensed dealer, as those terms are defined in 18 USC S
9 922, when such sale, exchange or disposal is conducted pursuant to that
10 person's federal firearms license or such sale, exchange or disposal is
11 TO THE HOLDER OF A NEW YORK STATE PISTOL LICENSE OR between members of
12 an immediate family. For purposes of this section, "immediate family"
13 shall mean spouses, domestic partners, children [and] step-children,
14 PARENT OR ANYONE OTHERWISE RELATED TO THE SELLER BY BLOOD, MARRIAGE OR
15 ADOPTION.
16 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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