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NY S02099
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Robert Ortt
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AI Summary
- Removes firearm silencers from the list of prohibited devices in the environmental conservation law, allowing their possession in fields, forests, and waters of the state
- Eliminates threaded barrels designed to accommodate flash suppressors, muzzle breaks, or silencers from the definition of "assault weapon" for semiautomatic rifles
- Removes threaded barrels capable of accepting silencers from the characteristics that classify a semiautomatic pistol as an assault weapon
- Removes "firearm silencer" from the list of prohibited weapons under criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree (a class D felony)
- Permits individuals in lawful possession of a silencer to use it for hunting any game for which they are licensed, provided the host firearm is otherwise allowed
Legislative Description
Removes the prohibition on firearm silencers.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
1/7/2026
Committee Referrals
Environmental Conservation1/15/2025
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