Bill Text: NY S01918 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Clarifies that military members are authorized to possess large capacity feeding devices and other banned weapons when acting in their official military capacity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - REFERRED TO CODES [S01918 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S01918-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1918
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 11, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend chapter 1 of the laws  of  2013  amending  the  criminal
          procedure  law and other laws relating to suspension and revocation of
          firearm licenses, in relation to the possession  of  certain  firearms
          and equipment by members of the military
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, amending the criminal proce-
     2  dure law and other laws relating to suspension and revocation of firearm
     3  licenses, is amended by adding a new section 38-a to read as follows:
     4    § 38-a. Military service members are authorized to carry  their  mili-
     5  tary  issued  equipment, including military issued rifles and magazines,
     6  including large capacity magazines, during transit within the  state  in
     7  their capacity as military service members.
     8    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07608-01-7
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