Bill Text: NY S08297 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Prohibits the advertisement of firearms as combat weapons; exempts the advertisement of such rifles, shotguns, or firearms for the purposes of recreation, hunting, self-defense or other legal uses of such firearms.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-08 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION [S08297 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08297-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          8297

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 8, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection

        AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the
          advertisement of firearms as combat weapons

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
     2  396-eee to read as follows:
     3    §  396-eee. Prohibits the advertisement of firearms as combat weapons.
     4  1.  No person, firm or corporation engaged in  the  retail  business  of
     5  selling  rifles,  shotguns  or  firearms,  as  such terms are defined in
     6  section 265.00 of the penal law, shall advertise such  rifles,  shotguns
     7  or  firearms  to the general public by means of advertisements in public
     8  newspapers, magazines, by radio or television, or  by  electronic  media
     9  display advertisements, for the purpose of offensive assault or homicide
    10  or other related offenses pursuant to article one hundred twenty-five of
    11  the penal law.
    12    2. For the purposes of this section, the advertisement of such rifles,
    13  shotguns  or  firearms for the purposes of recreation, hunting, self-de-
    14  fense or other legal uses of such firearms shall be exempt.
    15    3. For the purposes of this  section,  the  term  "offensive  assault"
    16  means intentionally initiating and inflicting physical harm onto others.
    17    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD16247-01-0