Requires that firearms surrendered under a municipal gun buyback program shall be rendered inoperable, and all components unable to be reused; prohibits the acceptance of firearms which were manufactured for the purpose of surrender for remuneration.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A3873
SPONSOR: Rajkumar TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to municipal gun buyback
programs
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To ensure gun buybacks meet. the intended goal of taking firearms off
our streets.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends Section 233 of the executive law by adding a new subdi-
vision 6 defining gun buybacks as the voluntary relinquishment of a
firearm, rifle or shotgun for disposal that renders such weapon inopera-
ble, and all components thereof unable to be incorporated in an operable
firearm, rifle or shotgun. It further adds that no firearm, rifle or
shotgun manufactured for the purpose of remuneration is eligible.
Section 2 sets the effective date.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
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JUSTIFICATION:
The purpose of gun buybacks is to take firearms off the streets perma-
nently. However, some companies that "dispose" of surrendered firearms
only make a nominal alteration that renders that particular firearm
inoperable, and then sell most of the parts for reuse in other, operable
firearms. In addition, the advent of 3D printers capable of printing
firearms has prompted some people to utilize the technology to produce
new firearms for the sole purpose of remuneration. In one instance,
someone received $21,000 in remuneration for 3D printed firearms.
This bill amends the executive law, which currently has no specific
definition for a gun buyback, to define gun buybacks as remuneration of
firearms that are disposed of such that no part remains operable. It
adds that no firearm manufactured for the purpose of remuneration is
eligible. This ensures gun buybacks achieve their intended goal of
taking firearms off our streets.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
23-24 A10596 referred to codes
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3873
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to municipal gun buyback
programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 233 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
3 6. For the purposes of this section, "gun buyback" shall mean remuner-
4 ation for the voluntary relinquishment of a firearm, rifle or shotgun
5 for disposal that renders such weapon inoperable, and all components
6 thereof unable to be incorporated in an operable firearm, rifle or shot-
7 gun. No firearm, rifle or shotgun shall be eligible for surrender and
8 remuneration if it was manufactured for the purpose of receiving a mone-
9 tary reward under a gun buyback program.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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