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Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A02178

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Prohibits persons, firms or corporations engaged in the retail business of selling firearms from selling, delivering or transferring child operated firearms; defines "child operated firearm" to mean a pistol or revolver manufactured 1 year after the effective date of these provisions which does not contain a childproofing device or mechanism incorporated into the design of such pistol or revolver to effectively preclude an average 5 year old from firing same; makes violations a class A misdemeanor.

Description: Prohibits persons, firms or corporations engaged in the retail business of selling firearms from selling, delivering or transferring child operated firearms; defines "child operated firearm" to mean a pistol or revolver manufactured 1 year after the effective date of these provisions which does not contain a childproofing device or mechanism incorporated into the design of such pistol or revolver to effectively preclude an average 5 year old from firing same; makes violations a class A misdemeanor.

Session: 2015-2016 General Assembly

Last Action:

Last Action Date: April 19, 2016

Companion Bill: S01204

Sponsors

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8 sponsors: Steven Englebright; Joseph Lentol; Felix Ortiz; Brian Kavanagh; Michelle Schimel; William Colton; Steven Cymbrowitz; Sandra Galef;

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 5% (8 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Jan 6, 2016 referred to codes
Assembly Jan 15, 2015 referred to codes
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Dec 31, 1969 state link bill text
Introduced Dec 31, 1969 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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