STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1298
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 11, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. SIMON, JAFFEE, GOTTFRIED, MOSLEY, LAVINE, RICH-
          ARDSON, ABINANTI, BICHOTTE -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  COOK,
          GLICK, HYNDMAN, RAMOS, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the sale of ammunition
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 5 of  section  270.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  180  of  the  laws  of 1997, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision four of this section,
     5  it shall be unlawful for any dealer in firearms to sell  any  ammunition
     6  [designed  exclusively  for  use in a pistol or revolver] to any person,
     7  not authorized to possess [a pistol or revolver] such weapon, regardless
     8  of type.
     9    6. The violation of this section shall constitute a class B  misdemea-
    10  nor,  except  the  violation  of  subdivision five of this section shall
    11  constitute a class E felony.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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