Relates to the purchasing of bullets for firearms; requires the purchaser of bullets for any firearm to fill out an application providing information regarding the purchaser's name, date of birth, address, and also the calibre, make, model, manufacturer's name and serial number of the firearm for which the applicant is purchasing the bullets; copies of the application to be forwarded to all law enforcement agencies of the state; provides that any violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2877
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 24, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. SMITH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the purchasing of bullets
for firearms
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 400.04 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 400.04 Application for the purchase of bullets.
4 Any person purchasing bullets for any firearm must complete an appli-
5 cation for such purchase. Such application shall include, but not be
6 limited to, the applicant's full name, date of birth and address, and
7 the calibre, make, model, manufacturer's name and serial number of the
8 firearm for which the applicant is purchasing the bullets. Copies of the
9 application shall be forwarded to all law enforcement agencies of the
10 state. In addition, in order to complete a purchase of bullets, an
11 applicant must be at least twenty-one years of age or older, and must
12 show at least two pieces of legitimate identification, including at
13 least one photographic identification to verify his or her age and name.
14 Any violation by any person of any provision of this section is a
15 class A misdemeanor.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
17 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06638-02-3
