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NY S06787

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/17/2016

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Robach

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Penal Law to establish a new crime of "criminal use of weapons; firing into a crowded space"

  • Classifies the new offense as a Class B violent felony

  • Adds the new crime to the list of Class B violent felony offenses in section 70.02 of the Penal Law

  • Creates criminal liability for firing a weapon into a crowded space, either with intent to harm or when the act creates great risk of death to one or more people

Legislative Description

Makes it a class B violent felony to fire a gun into a crowded space with the intent to harm or absent the intent to harm when such an act creates a great risk of death to one or more people within the crowded space; establishes the crime of criminal use of weapons; firing into a crowded space.

Last Action

referred to codes

6/17/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules6/17/2016
Codes2/22/2016

Full Bill Text

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