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NY S03385
Bill
Status
1/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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AI Summary
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Establishes a universal safe storage requirement for all gun owners, requiring rifles, shotguns, and firearms to be securely locked in a safe storage depository or rendered inoperable with a locking device when not in immediate possession or control
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Creates a separate Class A misdemeanor offense when an unsafely stored firearm is accessed by a minor (under 18) or prohibited person, if the owner knew or had reason to know such access was likely
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Requires firearms left in vehicles to be unloaded, locked in a safe storage depository, and hidden from outside view, with exemptions for police officers, qualified law enforcement, and military personnel on duty
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Reduces the base penalty for general failure to safely store firearms from a Class A misdemeanor to a violation, while maintaining the misdemeanor charge when minors or prohibited persons gain access
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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 demographic information and cause of injury/death
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
COMMITTED TO RULES
6/13/2025