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Proposed New York Firearm Legislation S04824

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relates to gun violence restraining orders; provides a procedure whereby family members may prohibit persons from owning or possessing firearms if the person poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control a firearm and a gun violence restraining order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another because less restrictive alternatives either have been tried and found to be ineffective, or have been determined to be inadequate.

Description: Relates to gun violence restraining orders; provides a procedure whereby family members may prohibit persons from owning or possessing firearms if the person poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control a firearm and a gun violence restraining order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another because less restrictive alternatives either have been tried and found to be ineffective, or have been determined to be inadequate.

Session: 2017-2018 General Assembly

Last Action: REFERRED TO JUDICIARY

Last Action Date: January 3, 2018

Companion Bill: A03661

Sponsors

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5 sponsors: Brad Hoylman (D); Tony Avella (D); John Brooks (D); Todd Kaminsky (D); Jose Serrano (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 8% (5 of 63)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 3, 2018 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Senate Mar 2, 2017 REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Mar 2, 2017 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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