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NY A01962
Bill
Status
6/11/2025
Primary Sponsor
Khaleel Anderson
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AI Summary
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Requires all rifle, shotgun, and firearm owners to securely lock weapons in a safe storage depository or render them inoperable with a gun locking device when not in immediate possession or control
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Creates a new class A misdemeanor for failure to safely store firearms when the owner knows or has reason to know a minor (under 18) or prohibited person is likely to gain access, and such person actually gains access
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Downgrades the general safe storage violation from a class A misdemeanor to a violation (non-criminal offense)
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Mandates that firearms left in vehicles must be unloaded, locked in a safe storage depository, and concealed from outside view (exempts law enforcement and military on duty)
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Requires the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to collect and analyze data on minor injuries and deaths resulting from unsafe firearm storage, including demographics and cause of death, for annual reporting
Legislative Description
Enacts "Francesco's law" which establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; requires the office of gun violence prevention to collect and analyze statistical and other information and data with respect to injuries or deaths of minors resulting from failure to safely store a firearm, rifle, or shotgun.
Last Action
ordered to third reading cal.75
1/7/2026