STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9817--A IN ASSEMBLY April 12, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GALEF, PAULIN, BICHOTTE, DINOWITZ, ORTIZ, COLTON, WEPRIN, ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE, MOSLEY, LAVINE, BUCHWALD, STECK, KEARNS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, GLICK, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to firearms designed to look like objects The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 399-rr to read as follows: 3 § 399-rr. Firearms designed to look like objects; prohibited. (a) No 4 person, firm or corporation shall manufacture, import, sell, offer, give 5 or lend a firearm designed to look like an object other than a firearm, 6 including but not limited to, firearms designed to look like a pen or a 7 cellphone. 8 (b) Any person, firm or corporation who knowingly violates any 9 provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor 10 punishable as provided for in the penal law. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14967-02-6