Bill Text: NY S05188 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to retired members of the state police who have opted to make an application to obtain a license to carry or possess a firearm.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-12-17 - SIGNED CHAP.511 [S05188 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S05188-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5188 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E May 14, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- 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 retired sworn members of the state police who have opted to make an application to obtain a license to carry or possess a firearm THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Paragraph 7-b of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the 2 penal law, as amended by chapter 210 of the laws of 1999, is amended to 3 read as follows: 4 7-b. Possession and use, at an indoor or outdoor pistol range located 5 in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization 6 organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in small 7 arms or at a target pistol shooting competition under the auspices of or 8 approved by the national rifle association for the purpose of loading 9 and firing the same, by a person who has applied for a license to 10 possess a pistol or revolver and pre-license possession of same pursuant 11 to section 400.00 or 400.01 of this chapter, who has not been previously 12 denied a license, been previously convicted of a felony or serious 13 offense, and who does not appear to be, or pose a threat to be, a danger 14 to himself or to others, and who has been approved for possession and 15 use herein in accordance with section 400.00 or 400.01 of this chapter; 16 provided however, that such possession shall be of a pistol or revolver 17 duly licensed to and shall be used under the supervision, guidance and 18 instruction of, a person specified in paragraph seven of this subdivi- 19 sion and provided further that such possession and use be within the 20 jurisdiction of the licensing officer with whom the person has made 21 application therefor or within the jurisdiction of the superintendent of 22 state police in the case of a retired sworn member of the division of 23 state police who has [made] OPTED TO MAKE an application pursuant to 24 section 400.01 of this chapter. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10960-01-3 S. 5188 2 1 S 2. Subdivisions 1 and 4 of section 400.01 of the penal law, as added 2 by chapter 210 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows: 3 1. A license to carry or possess a firearm for a retired sworn member 4 of the division of state police shall be granted in the same manner and 5 upon the same terms and conditions as licenses issued under section 6 400.00 of this article provided, however, that applications for such 7 license [shall] MAY be made to, and the licensing officer [shall] MAY 8 be, the superintendent of state police. 9 4. Except for the designation of the superintendent of state police as 10 the licensing officer for retired sworn members of the division of state 11 police WHO HAVE OPTED TO OBTAIN SUCH LICENSE UNDER THIS SECTION, all of 12 the provisions and requirements of section 400.00 of this article and 13 any other provision of law shall be applicable to individuals licensed 14 pursuant to this section. In addition all provisions of section 400.00 15 of this article, except for the designation of the superintendent of 16 state police as licensing officer are hereby deemed applicable to indi- 17 viduals licensed pursuant to this section. 18 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.