STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9062
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 20, 2016
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SKARTADOS  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting  the  purchase
          of a pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm by
          persons who are not citizens of the United States
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.21  to
     2  read as follows:
     3  § 265.21 Purchase  of  weapons  by  a person who is not a citizen of the
     4             United States.
     5    A person is guilty of purchase of weapons by a person  who  is  not  a
     6  citizen  of  the United States when he or she purchases a pistol, revol-
     7  ver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm in this state.
     8    Purchase of weapons by a person who is not a  citizen  of  the  United
     9  States is a class A misdemeanor; provided that the person purchasing the
    10  weapon  is  guilty  of a class D felony if he or she has previously been
    11  convicted of any crime.
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
    13  purchases of firearms occurring on and after such effective date.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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