Bill Text: NY S00201 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to the definition of an assault weapon.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 10-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CODES [S00201 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S00201-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           201
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 4, 2017
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        Introduced  by Sens. MARCHIONE, FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the definition of  assault
          weapon
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 22 of section  265.00
     2  of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, are amended
     3  to read as follows:
     4    (a)  a  semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable
     5  magazine and has at least one of the following characteristics:
     6    (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
     7    (ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action  of
     8  the weapon;
     9    (iii) [a thumbhole stock;
    10    (iv)]  a  second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the
    11  non-trigger hand;
    12    [(v)] (iv) a bayonet mount;
    13    [(vi)] (v) a flash suppressor, muzzle break,  muzzle  compensator,  or
    14  threaded  barrel  designed  to  accommodate  a  flash suppressor, muzzle
    15  break, or muzzle compensator;
    16    [(vii)] (vi) a grenade launcher; or
    17    (b) a semiautomatic shotgun that has at least  one  of  the  following
    18  characteristics:
    19    (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
    20    (ii) [a thumbhole stock;
    21    (iii)]  a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the
    22  non-trigger hand;
    23    [(iv)] (iii) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of seven rounds;
    24    [(v)] (iv) an ability to accept a detachable magazine; or
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04053-01-7