STATE OF NEW YORK
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8575
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
September 13, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ABINANTI, WEPRIN, ZEBROWSKI, BUCHWALD,
GALEF, GOTTFRIED, GRIFFIN, JAFFEE, OTIS, RAMOS, STECK, THIELE, McDO-
NOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to adding ammunition to the
list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain
convictions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 265.17 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1 of
2 the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 265.17 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or ammunition.
4 A person is guilty of criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or
5 ammunition when:
6 1. Knowing that he or she is prohibited by law from possessing a
7 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition because of a prior conviction
8 or because of some other disability which would render him or her ineli-
9 gible to lawfully possess a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition
10 in this state, such person purchases a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or
11 ammunition from another person; or
12 2. Knowing that it would be unlawful for another person to possess a
13 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition, he or she purchases a
14 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition for, on behalf of, or for the
15 use of such other person; or
16 3. Knowing that another person is prohibited by law from possessing a
17 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition because of a prior conviction
18 or because of some other disability which would render him or her ineli-
19 gible to lawfully possess a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition
20 in this state, a person disposes of a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or
21 ammunition to such other person.
22 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or ammunition is a class D
23 felony.
24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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