STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          3708
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                    January 26, 2017
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        Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, FUNKE, LARKIN, SEWARD -- 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 possession of a  rifle  or
          shotgun  at  a  shooting range by a person between the ages of ten and
          twelve
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law is amended
     2  by adding a new paragraph 7-g to read as follows:
     3    7-g.  Possession,  at  an  indoor  or  outdoor  shooting range for the
     4  purpose of loading and firing, of a rifle  or  shotgun,  the  propelling
     5  force  of  which  is gunpowder by a person under twelve years of age but
     6  not under ten, under the immediate supervision, guidance and instruction
     7  of (a) a duly commissioned officer of the United States army, navy,  air
     8  force,  marine  corps  or  coast  guard, or of the national guard of the
     9  state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of  the  United
    10  States who has been granted a certificate as an instructor in small arms
    11  practice  issued  by  the  United States army, navy, air force or marine
    12  corps, or by the adjutant general of this  state,  or  by  the  national
    13  rifle  association  of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly organ-
    14  ized under the laws of this state; or  (c)  a  parent,  guardian,  or  a
    15  person  over the age of eighteen designated in writing by such parent or
    16  guardian who shall have a certificate of  qualification  in  responsible
    17  hunting,   including  safety,  ethics,  and  landowner  relations-hunter
    18  relations, issued or honored by the department of environmental  conser-
    19  vation;  or (d) an agent of the department of environmental conservation
    20  appointed to conduct courses in responsible hunting  practices  pursuant
    21  to  article  eleven of the environmental conservation law, provided that
    22  the person providing guidance may provide supervision to only one person
    23  between the age of ten and sixteen at any  one  time,  and  the  firearm
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  being  loaded  and  fired  may  be loaded with no more than one shell or
     2  cartridge at any time.
     3    §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
     4  have become a law.