STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8061

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                   September 27, 2023
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        Introduced by M. of A. LUNSFORD -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Codes

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to allowing certain phys-
          ically disabled individuals to complete the live-fire  range  training
          course for a concealed carry license while sitting

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

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 19 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as added
     2  by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
     3    19. Prior to the issuance or renewal of a license under paragraph  (f)
     4  of  subdivision  two  of this section, issued or renewed on or after the
     5  effective date of this  subdivision,  an  applicant  shall  complete  an
     6  in-person  live  firearms  safety  course conducted by a duly authorized
     7  instructor with curriculum approved by the division of criminal  justice
     8  services and the superintendent of state police, and meeting the follow-
     9  ing  requirements:  (a)  a  minimum  of  sixteen hours of in-person live
    10  curriculum approved by the division of criminal justice services and the
    11  superintendent of state police, conducted by a duly authorized  instruc-
    12  tor  approved  by  the  division of criminal justice services, and shall
    13  include but not be limited to the following topics: (i) general  firearm
    14  safety;  (ii)  safe storage requirements and general secure storage best
    15  practices; (iii) state and federal gun laws; (iv) situational awareness;
    16  (v) conflict de-escalation; (vi) best practices  when  encountering  law
    17  enforcement;  (vii) the statutorily defined sensitive places in subdivi-
    18  sion two of section 265.01-e of this chapter  and  the  restrictions  on
    19  possession  on restricted places under section 265.01-d of this chapter;
    20  (viii) conflict management;  (ix)  use  of  deadly  force;  (x)  suicide
    21  prevention;  and  (xi)  the  basic principles of marksmanship; and (b) a
    22  minimum of two hours of a  live-fire  range  training  course,  provided
    23  however,  if an applicant has a physical disability that prevents him or
    24  her from being able to stand up, such live-fire  range  training  course

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13170-01-3

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     1  requirement  may be completed while sitting down. The applicant shall be
     2  required to demonstrate proficiency  by  scoring  a  minimum  of  eighty
     3  percent correct answers on a written test for the curriculum under para-
     4  graph  (a)  of  this subdivision and the proficiency level determined by
     5  the rules and  regulations  promulgated  by  the  division  of  criminal
     6  justice  services  and  the superintendent of state police for the live-
     7  fire range training under paragraph (b) of this subdivision. Upon demon-
     8  stration of such proficiency,  a  certificate  of  completion  shall  be
     9  issued  to  such  applicant  in  the  applicant's  name and endorsed and
    10  affirmed under the penalties of perjury by such duly authorized instruc-
    11  tor. An applicant required to  complete  the  training  required  herein
    12  prior to renewal of a license issued prior to the effective date of this
    13  subdivision  shall  only  be  required to complete such training for the
    14  first renewal of such license after such effective date.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.