Bill Text: NY A03987 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 3987

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to the right of the people to bear and keep arms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 16-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-26 - opinion referred to judiciary [A03987 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A03987-Introduced.html




                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3987

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 8, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. BARCLAY, HAWLEY, PALMESANO, MANKTELOW, MORINELLO,
          REILLY,  BYRNES, SIMPSON, GALLAHAN, LEMONDES, J. M. GIGLIO, DeSTEFANO,
          BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  BLANKENBUSH,  K. BROWN,
          DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

                    CONCURRENT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY

        proposing  an amendment to article 1 of the constitution, in relation to
          the right to bear and keep arms

     1    Section 1. Resolved (if the Senate concur),  That  article  1  of  the
     2  constitution be amended by adding a new section 19 to read as follows:
     3    §  19.  Right  to  keep  and bear arms. A well regulated militia being
     4  necessary to the security of a free state, the right of  the  people  to
     5  keep and bear arms cannot be infringed.
     6    §  2. Resolved (if the Senate concur), That the foregoing amendment be
     7  referred to the first regular legislative session  convening  after  the
     8  next  succeeding  general  election  of members of the assembly, and, in
     9  conformity with  section  1  of  article  19  of  the  constitution,  be
    10  published for 3 months previous to the time of such election.






         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD89048-01-3