STATE OF NEW YORK
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967
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 8, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, SCHIMEL, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, JAFFEE,
COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to age require-
ments for gun shows
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 896 of
2 the general business law, as added by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000,
3 are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
4 (b) notify all firearm exhibitors in writing that a national instant
5 criminal background check must be completed prior to all firearm sales
6 or transfers, including sales or transfers of rifles or shotguns; [and]
7 (c) provide access at the gun show to a firearm dealer licensed under
8 federal law who is authorized to perform a national instant criminal
9 background check where the seller or transferor of a firearm, rifle or
10 shotgun is not authorized to conduct such a check by (i) requiring
11 firearm exhibitors who are firearm dealers licensed under federal law
12 and who are authorized to conduct a national instant criminal background
13 check to provide such a check at cost or (ii) designating a specific
14 location at the gun show where a firearm dealer licensed under federal
15 law who is authorized to conduct a national instant criminal background
16 check will be present to perform such a check at cost. Any firearm deal-
17 er licensed under federal law who performs a national instant criminal
18 background check pursuant to this paragraph shall provide the seller or
19 transferor of the firearm, rifle or shotgun with a copy of the United
20 States Department of Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
21 Form ATF F 4473 and such dealer shall maintain such form and make such
22 form available for inspection by law enforcement agencies for a period
23 of ten years thereafter[.]; and
24 (d) prohibit entrance to the gun show of any person who is under the
25 age of twelve years of age.
26 § 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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