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A01747 Summary:

BILL NO	A01747
SAME AS	No Same As
SPONSOR	Pretlow
COSPNSR
MLTSPNSR
Add Art 39-EE SS899-t - 899-v, Gen Bus L
Prohibits the sale of handgun ammunition to any person unless the person can produce proof of a firearm license; defines "ammunition"; imposes a civil penalty of between $500 and $1,000 for each violation.

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A01747 Memo:

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



 
BILL NUMBER: A1747
 
SPONSOR: Pretlow

 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the general business law, in relation
to the sale of ammunition
 
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
 
The purpose of this bill is to restrict access to handgun ammunition by
requiring handgun owners to present their permits at the time of
purchase.
 
 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
 
-Defines "ammunition"
 
-Prohibits the sale of ammunition except to those who present a valid
firearm license at the time of purchase.
 
-A penalty of no less than five hundred dollars but no more than one

thousand dollars shall be imposed for each violation.
 
 
JUSTIFICATION:
 
In the United States, especially New York State, there has been an
increase in the number of handgun related crimes. Currently, there are
no restrictions on the sale of ammunition. Even young children are
allowed to purchase ammunition because there are no laws to prevent the
sale to minors. This legislation will seek to restrict the availability
of handgun ammunition to those who DO NOT have the legal authority to
possess a handgun.
 
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
 
2009/2010 A4615 referred to codes
 
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
 
None.
 
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the
date on which it shall have become a law.

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