STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3638

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 3, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of  certain
          antique rifles or replicas thereof

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 23 of section  265.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
     2  amended  by  chapter  209  of  the  laws  of 2022, is amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    23. "Large capacity ammunition feeding device" means a magazine, belt,
     5  drum, feed strip, or similar device, that has a capacity of, or that can
     6  be readily restored or converted to accept,  more  than  ten  rounds  of
     7  ammunition;  provided,  however,  that  such  term  does  not include an
     8  attached tubular device designed to accept,  and  capable  of  operating
     9  only  with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition or a feeding device that is a
    10  curio or relic. A feeding device that is a curio or relic is defined  as
    11  a  device  that  (i)  was manufactured at least fifty years prior to the
    12  current date, (ii) is only  capable  of  being  used  exclusively  in  a
    13  firearm,  rifle,  or  shotgun that was manufactured at least fifty years
    14  prior to the current date, but not including replicas thereof, (iii)  is
    15  possessed by an individual who is not prohibited by state or federal law
    16  from  possessing  a  firearm and (iv) is registered with the division of
    17  state police pursuant to subdivision sixteen-a of section 400.00 of this
    18  chapter, except such feeding devices transferred into the state  may  be
    19  registered  at any time, provided they are registered within thirty days
    20  of their transfer into the state.   Provided, further,  that  such  term
    21  shall  also  not  include an attached tubular device designed to accept,
    22  and capable of operating only with .44 caliber rimfire or .44-40 caliber
    23  ammunition if such tubular device is attached to a rifle that was  manu-
    24  factured at least fifty years ago, or modern day replicas of such rifle.
    25  Notwithstanding paragraph (h) of subdivision twenty-two of this section,

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  such  feeding  devices  may  be  transferred provided that such transfer
     2  shall be subject to the provisions of section  400.03  of  this  chapter
     3  including the check required to be conducted pursuant to such section.
     4    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.