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Proposed New York Firearm Legislation A07771

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relates to establishing additional requirements to purchase a firearm, shotgun or rifle; requires a person to apply for a hunting license prior to the purchase of a shotgun or rifle; establishes additional requirements for all firearms, shotguns and rifles including taking a five hour gun safety course and exam, passing a shooting range test with 90% accuracy, providing notarized proof of a passed drug test and mental health evaluation, providing proof of purchase of firearm and ammunition safe storage depositories and passing a criminal background check.

Description: Relates to establishing additional requirements to purchase a firearm, shotgun or rifle; requires a person to apply for a hunting license prior to the purchase of a shotgun or rifle; establishes additional requirements for all firearms, shotguns and rifles including taking a five hour gun safety course and exam, passing a shooting range test with 90% accuracy, providing notarized proof of a passed drug test and mental health evaluation, providing proof of purchase of firearm and ammunition safe storage depositories and passing a criminal background check.

Session: 2021-2022 General Assembly

Last Action: referred to codes

Last Action Date: January 5, 2022

Companion Bill: S03018

Sponsors

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11 sponsors: Chantel Jackson (D); Demond Meeks (D); Nathalia Fernandez (D); Khaleel Anderson (D); Stefani Zinerman (D); Steven Englebright (D); Karines Reyes (D); Jeffrey Dinowitz (D); Jo Simon (D); Kenneth Burgos (D); Rebecca Seawright (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 7% (11 of 150)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Jan 5, 2022 referred to codes
Assembly May 21, 2021 referred to codes
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced May 21, 2021 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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