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NY S09480
Bill
Status
6/3/2022
Primary Sponsor
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
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AI Summary
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Amends Penal Law Section 265.01 to make criminal possession of semiautomatic rifles, shotguns, and pistols by persons under age 21 a crime, with an exception for anyone who was 18 or older before January 1, 2023.
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Amends Penal Law Section 265.10 to establish that disposing of semiautomatic rifles, shotguns, or pistols to any person under age 21 is a Class A misdemeanor, except for persons who were 18 or older before January 1, 2023.
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Creates a grandfather clause exempting individuals who reached age 18 on or before January 1, 2023 from the new restrictions on possession and receipt of these weapons.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Prohibits the criminal possession of semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and pistols by persons under the age of twenty-one unless such person was eighteen prior to January 1, 2023.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
6/3/2022