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NY S07763
Bill
Status
7/23/2020
Primary Sponsor
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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AI Summary
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Defines "ghost guns" as firearms without serial numbers that do not comply with federal serialization requirements, excluding antique firearms manufactured before 1968.
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Makes possession of a ghost gun a class D felony for unlicensed individuals, with a six-month grace period to surrender or register the firearm with a licensed gunsmith.
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Requires licensed gunsmiths to engrave serial numbers and their names on all firearms, frames, and receivers they manufacture or assemble, and to register unserialized firearms with the state police division.
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Criminalizes the sale of ghost guns as class D, C, or B felonies depending on quantity (one gun, five or more guns, or ten or more guns respectively).
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Prohibits unlicensed individuals from assembling, manufacturing, or fabricating firearms and their components except for routine maintenance on lawfully possessed firearms.
Legislative Description
Criminalizes the sale of ghost guns and requires gunsmiths to register and serialize firearms, rifles, shotguns, and unfinished frames or receivers they assemble, manufacture, fabricate, build, or if they fit together the component parts of a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.
Last Action
referred to codes
7/23/2020