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NY A00837
Bill
Status
1/6/2021
Primary Sponsor
Amy Paulin
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AI Summary
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Creates Article 39-BB of General Business Law establishing security, training, and recordkeeping requirements for firearm dealers licensed under Penal Law Section 400.00.
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Requires dealers to implement security plans including locked display cases, secured storage in fireproof safes, alarm systems with Underwriters Laboratories monitoring, and video recording at points of sale and entrances for at least two years.
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Mandates annual employee training on federal and state firearms laws, recognition of straw purchases and illegal activity, theft prevention, and gun safety; employees must be at least 21 years old and complete training before participating in sales.
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Requires dealers to maintain detailed records of firearms inventory and sales including serial numbers, purchaser identity, and dates, submitted to New York State Police twice annually, and to undergo state police inspections at least once every three years.
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Allows dealer licenses to be revoked or suspended for violations of Article 39-BB; establishes violations as Class A misdemeanors; effective 180 days after enactment with immediate regulatory authority granted to the superintendent.
Legislative Description
Requires the creation and imposition of restrictive commercial practices and stringent recordkeeping and reporting to prevent gun sales to individuals with a criminal record; provides that such measures shall be promulgated by the superintendent of state police; restricts premises of sales; requires employee training; prohibits straw purchases; imposes additional license conditions.
Last Action
enacting clause stricken
7/18/2022