STATE OF NEW YORK
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7769
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 4, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to firearms safety course
certificate
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 4-b of section 400.00 of the penal law, as
2 added by chapter 446 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
3 4-b. [Westchester county firearms] Firearms safety course certificate.
4 [In the county of Westchester] Outside of the city of New York, at the
5 time of application, the licensing officer to which the license applica-
6 tion is made shall provide a copy of the safety course booklet to each
7 license applicant. Before such license is issued, such licensing officer
8 shall require that the applicant submit a certificate of successful
9 completion of a firearms safety course and test issued in his or her
10 name and endorsed and affirmed under the penalties of perjury by a duly
11 authorized instructor.
12 § 2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal
13 law, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read
14 as follows:
15 (f) [in the county of Westchester] outside of the city of New York,
16 who has successfully completed a firearms safety course and test as
17 evidenced by a certificate of completion issued in his or her name and
18 endorsed and affirmed under the penalties of perjury by a duly author-
19 ized instructor, except that: (i) persons who are honorably discharged
20 from the United States army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of
21 the national guard of the state of New York, and produce evidence of
22 official qualification in firearms during the term of service are not
23 required to have completed those hours of a firearms safety course
24 pertaining to the safe use, carrying, possession, maintenance and stor-
25 age of a firearm; and (ii) persons who were licensed to possess a pistol
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 or revolver prior to the effective date of this paragraph are not
2 required to have completed a firearms safety course and test; and
3 § 3. Paragraph (l) of subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal
4 law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as
5 follows:
6 (l) [in the county of Westchester] outside of the city of New York,
7 who has successfully completed a firearms safety course and test as
8 evidenced by a certificate of completion issued in his or her name and
9 endorsed and affirmed under the penalties of perjury by a duly author-
10 ized instructor, except that: (i) persons who are honorably discharged
11 from the United States army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of
12 the national guard of the state of New York, and produce evidence of
13 official qualification in firearms during the term of service are not
14 required to have completed those hours of a firearms safety course
15 pertaining to the safe use, carrying, possession, maintenance and stor-
16 age of a firearm; and (ii) persons who were licensed to possess a pistol
17 or revolver prior to the effective date of this paragraph are not
18 required to have completed a firearms safety course and test;
19 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately, provided that the amend-
20 ments made to paragraph (l) of subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the
21 penal law made by section three of this act shall take effect on the
22 same date and in the same manner as section 48 of chapter 1 of the laws
23 of 2013 takes effect.
