STATE OF NEW YORK
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1920
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, COOK -- read once
and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to age require-
ments for gun shows
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 896 of
2 the general business law, paragraph (b) as added by chapter 189 of the
3 laws of 2000 and paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of
4 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
5 (b) notify all firearm exhibitors in writing that a national instant
6 criminal background check must be completed prior to all firearm sales
7 or transfers, including sales or transfers of rifles or shotguns; [and]
8 (c) coordinate with the division of state police to provide access at
9 the gun show to perform a national instant criminal background check
10 prior to any firearm sale or transfer. Any firearm dealer licensed under
11 federal law who submits a request to the division of state police to
12 perform a national instant criminal background check pursuant to this
13 paragraph shall provide the seller or transferor of the firearm, rifle
14 or shotgun with a copy of the United States Department of Treasury,
15 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives Form ATF F 4473
16 and such dealer shall maintain such form and make such form available
17 for inspection by law enforcement agencies for a period of ten years
18 thereafter[.]; and
19 (d) prohibit entrance to the gun show of any person who is under the
20 age of twelve years of age.
21 § 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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