STATE OF NEW YORK
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626
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to adding ammunition to the
list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain
convictions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 265.17 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 236
2 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 265.17 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or ammunition.
4 A person is guilty of criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or
5 ammunition when:
6 1. Knowing that [he or she] such person is prohibited by law from
7 possessing a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition because of a
8 prior conviction or because of some other disability which would render
9 [him or her] such person ineligible to lawfully possess a firearm, rifle
10 [or], shotgun or ammunition in this state, or knowing that [he or she]
11 such person is the subject of an outstanding warrant of arrest issued
12 upon the alleged commission of a felony or serious offense, such person
13 purchases or otherwise acquires a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammu-
14 nition from another person; or
15 2. Knowing that it would be unlawful for another person to possess a
16 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition, or knowing that another
17 person is the subject of an outstanding warrant of arrest issued upon
18 the alleged commission of a felony or serious offense, [he or she] such
19 person purchases or otherwise acquires a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or
20 ammunition for, on behalf of, or for the use of such other person; or
21 3. Knowing that another person is prohibited by law from possessing a
22 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition because of a prior conviction
23 or because of some other disability which would render [him or her] such
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 other person ineligible to lawfully possess a firearm, rifle [or], shot-
2 gun or ammunition in this state, or knowing that another person is the
3 subject of an outstanding warrant of arrest issued upon the alleged
4 commission of a felony or serious offense, a person disposes of a
5 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition to such other person.
6 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or ammunition is a class D
7 felony.
8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.