Bill Text: NY S02326 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides clarification on the definition of gun show events to include the building structures and grounds where shows occur; includes public auctions, flea markets and garage sales; modifies the definition of "gun show" to conform with Scope v Pataki.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S02326 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S02326-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2326 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 13, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- 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: 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 895 of the general business law, 2 as added by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as 3 follows: 4 1. "Gun show" means an event [sponsored, whether for profit or not, by5an individual, national, state or local organization, association or6other entity devoted to the collection, competitive use, sporting use,7or any other legal use of firearms, rifles or shotguns, or an event] at 8 which (a) twenty percent or more of the total number of exhibitors are 9 firearm exhibitors or (b) ten or more firearm exhibitors are participat- 10 ing or (c) a total of twenty-five or more pistols or revolvers are 11 offered for sale [or], transfer or exchange or (d) a total of fifty or 12 more firearms, rifles or shotguns are offered for sale [or], transfer or 13 exchange or (e) a public auction, flea market or garage sale is held and 14 firearms, rifles or shotguns are offered for sale, transfer or exchange. 15 The term gun show shall include any building, structure or facility 16 where firearms, rifles or shotguns are offered for sale [or], transfer 17 or exchange and any grounds used in connection with the event. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 19 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06941-01-7