Bill Text: NY A08575 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to codes [A08575 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A08575-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8575 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY September 13, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, ZEBROWSKI, BUCHWALD, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, GRIFFIN, JAFFEE, OTIS, RAMOS, STECK, THIELE, McDO- NOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 265.17 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1 of 2 the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: 3 § 265.17 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or ammunition. 4 A person is guilty of criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or 5 ammunition when: 6 1. Knowing that he or she is prohibited by law from possessing a 7 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition because of a prior conviction 8 or because of some other disability which would render him or her ineli- 9 gible to lawfully possess a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition 10 in this state, such person purchases a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or 11 ammunition from another person; or 12 2. Knowing that it would be unlawful for another person to possess a 13 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition, he or she purchases a 14 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition for, on behalf of, or for the 15 use of such other person; or 16 3. Knowing that another person is prohibited by law from possessing a 17 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition because of a prior conviction 18 or because of some other disability which would render him or her ineli- 19 gible to lawfully possess a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition 20 in this state, a person disposes of a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or 21 ammunition to such other person. 22 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or ammunition is a class D 23 felony. 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13646-01-9