Bill Text: NY S04228 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the definition of an assault weapon.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CODES [S04228 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04228-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4228
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 11, 2015
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       Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
       AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the definition of assault
         weapon
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the
    2  penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
    3  as follows:
    4    (a) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept  a  detachable
    5  magazine and has at least one of the following characteristics:
    6    (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
    7    (ii) [a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of
    8  the weapon;
    9    (iii)] a thumbhole stock;
   10    [(iv)]  (III)  a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held
   11  by the non-trigger hand;
   12    [(v)] (IV) a bayonet mount;
   13    [(vi)] (V) a flash suppressor, muzzle break,  muzzle  compensator,  or
   14  threaded  barrel  designed  to  accommodate  a  flash suppressor, muzzle
   15  break, or muzzle compensator;
   16    [(vii)] (VI) a grenade launcher; or
   17    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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