STATE OF NEW YORK
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7598
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 23, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, ABBATE, SCARBOROUGH, COOK, GUNTHER,
ROBERTS, GABRYSZAK, MAISEL, SCHIMMINGER, SIMANOWITZ, SKOUFIS --
Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, MAGEE, McDONALD, SKARTADOS,
SOLAGES, TITONE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to retired sworn members of
the state police who have opted to make an application to obtain a
license to carry or possess a firearm
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph 7-b of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the
2 penal law, as amended by chapter 210 of the laws of 1999, is amended to
3 read as follows:
4 7-b. Possession and use, at an indoor or outdoor pistol range located
5 in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization
6 organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in small
7 arms or at a target pistol shooting competition under the auspices of or
8 approved by the national rifle association for the purpose of loading
9 and firing the same, by a person who has applied for a license to
10 possess a pistol or revolver and pre-license possession of same pursuant
11 to section 400.00 or 400.01 of this chapter, who has not been previously
12 denied a license, been previously convicted of a felony or serious
13 offense, and who does not appear to be, or pose a threat to be, a danger
14 to himself or to others, and who has been approved for possession and
15 use herein in accordance with section 400.00 or 400.01 of this chapter;
16 provided however, that such possession shall be of a pistol or revolver
17 duly licensed to and shall be used under the supervision, guidance and
18 instruction of, a person specified in paragraph seven of this subdivi-
19 sion and provided further that such possession and use be within the
20 jurisdiction of the licensing officer with whom the person has made
21 application therefor or within the jurisdiction of the superintendent of
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 state police in the case of a retired sworn member of the division of
2 state police who has [made] opted to make an application pursuant to
3 section 400.01 of this chapter.
4 § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 4 of section 400.01 of the penal law, as added
5 by chapter 210 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
6 1. A license to carry or possess a firearm for a retired sworn member
7 of the division of state police shall be granted in the same manner and
8 upon the same terms and conditions as licenses issued under section
9 400.00 of this article provided, however, that applications for such
10 license [shall] may be made to, and the licensing officer [shall] may
11 be, the superintendent of state police.
12 4. Except for the designation of the superintendent of state police as
13 the licensing officer for retired sworn members of the division of state
14 police who have opted to obtain such license under this section, all of
15 the provisions and requirements of section 400.00 of this article and
16 any other provision of law shall be applicable to individuals licensed
17 pursuant to this section. In addition all provisions of section 400.00
18 of this article, except for the designation of the superintendent of
19 state police as licensing officer are hereby deemed applicable to indi-
20 viduals licensed pursuant to this section.
21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
