STATE OF NEW YORK
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3043
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 21, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
AUBRY, MAYERSOHN, PHEFFER, TOWNS -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to requiring proof of liabil-
ity insurance prior to the issuance of a license to carry a firearm
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of penal law, as amended by
2 chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
3 1. Eligibility. No license shall be issued or renewed pursuant to this
4 section except by the licensing officer, and then only after investi-
5 gation and finding that all statements in a proper application for a
6 license are true. No license shall be issued or renewed except for an
7 applicant (a) twenty-one years of age or older, provided, however, that
8 where such applicant has been honorably discharged from the United
9 States army, navy, marine corps, air force or coast guard, or the
10 national guard of the state of New York, no such age restriction shall
11 apply; (b) of good moral character; (c) who has not been convicted
12 anywhere of a felony or a serious offense; (d) who has stated whether he
13 or she has ever suffered any mental illness or been confined to any
14 hospital or institution, public or private, for mental illness; (e) who
15 has not had a license revoked or who is not under a suspension or inel-
16 igibility order issued pursuant to the provisions of section 530.14 of
17 the criminal procedure law or section eight hundred forty-two-a of the
18 family court act; (f) in the county of Westchester, who has successfully
19 completed a firearms safety course and test as evidenced by a certif-
20 icate of completion issued in his or her name and endorsed and affirmed
21 under the penalties of perjury by a duly authorized instructor, except
22 that: (i) persons who are honorably discharged from the United States
23 army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of the national guard of the
24 state of New York, and produce evidence of official qualification in
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 firearms during the term of service are not required to have completed
2 those hours of a firearms safety course pertaining to the safe use,
3 carrying, possession, maintenance and storage of a firearm; and (ii)
4 persons who were licensed to possess a pistol or revolver prior to the
5 effective date of this paragraph are not required to have completed a
6 firearms safety course and test; [and] (g) who submits proof of personal
7 liability insurance; and (h) concerning whom no good cause exists for
8 the denial of the license. No person shall engage in the business of
9 gunsmith or dealer in firearms unless licensed pursuant to this section.
10 An applicant to engage in such business shall also be a citizen of the
11 United States, more than twenty-one years of age and maintain a place of
12 business in the city or county where the license is issued. For such
13 business, if the applicant is a firm or partnership, each member thereof
14 shall comply with all of the requirements set forth in this subdivision
15 and if the applicant is a corporation, each officer thereof shall so
16 comply.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
18 ing the date on which it shall have become a law and shall apply to
19 licenses issued or renewed on or after such date.
