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Proposed New York Firearm Legislation S00862

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Authorizes the transfer of certain weapons from an estate to an immediate member of the decedent's family; expands definition of immediate family to include siblings, grandparents and grandchildren as such term relates to the sale or disposal of certain firearms; relates to the filing of approved applications for licenses for the possession of firearms; exempts certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices from certain requirements of the penal law; repeals provisions of law prohibiting the possession of certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and repeals provisions of law relating to certain requirements for the sellers of ammunition.

Description: Authorizes the transfer of certain weapons from an estate to an immediate member of the decedent's family; expands definition of immediate family to include siblings, grandparents and grandchildren as such term relates to the sale or disposal of certain firearms; relates to the filing of approved applications for licenses for the possession of firearms; exempts certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices from certain requirements of the penal law; repeals provisions of law prohibiting the possession of certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices; and repeals provisions of law relating to certain requirements for the sellers of ammunition.

Session: 2019-2020 General Assembly

Last Action: REFERRED TO CODES

Last Action Date: January 8, 2020

Companion Bill: A05087

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Patrick Gallivan (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 63)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 8, 2020 REFERRED TO CODES
Senate Jan 9, 2019 REFERRED TO CODES
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 9, 2019 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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