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A00468 Memo:

NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
 submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)



 
BILL NUMBER: A468
 
SPONSOR: Abinanti

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the penal law, in relation to firearms
safety course certificate
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
To require applicants for firearms licenses, outside the City of New
York, to successfully complete a firearms safety course and test before
the license is issued or renewed.
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
 
Sections 1, 2 and 3 of this bill amend penal law section 400.00 (1)(f)
as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2010, section 400.00 (1) as
amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, and section 400 4-b as added
by chapter 446 of the laws of 1997, to replace "In the county of West-
chester" with "Outside the city of New York" to require that outside the
city of New York: (1)at the time of application for a new or renewal
license, the firearms licensing officer provides a copy of the safety
course booklet to each license applicant; and (2) before the licensing
officer issues or renews the license, the applicant submits a certif-
icate of successful completion of a firearms safety course and test
endorsed and affirmed under penalty of perjury by a duly authorized
instructor.
 
Section 2 is the effective date.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
Without proper training gun owners are more likely to accidentally
misuse guns resulting in an injury to themselves and others.
 
Currently only Westchester County requires firearms license applicants
to complete a firearms training course. This common sense legislation
will require all applicants for firearms to successfully complete a
firearms training course before being issued a license.
 
Drivers of motor vehicles are required to be trained and tested on the
safe operation of a motor vehicle before obtaining a license.  Similar-
ly, firearm owners should be trained and tested on the safe use of a
firearm before being issued a license.  CO S
 
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2015-16: A283 referred to codes;
2013-14: A7769 referred to codes
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amendments to
paragraph I of subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal law made by
section three of this act shall take effect ninety days after this act
shall have become a law.