Authorizes the possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle in certain sport shooting and target practice facilities; provides that current restrictions on possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle shall not include otherwise lawful possession for the purpose of participating in shooting sports, including practice and competition.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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4464
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
February 9, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. HELMING, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, MATTERA, OBERACKER,
O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, STEC -- 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 authorizing the possession
of a firearm, shotgun or rifle in certain sport shooting and target
practice facilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (o) and (p) of subdivision 2 of section 265.01-e
2 of the penal law, as added by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, are
3 amended to read as follows:
4 (o) any establishment issued a license for [on-premise] on-premises
5 consumption pursuant to article four, four-A, five, or six of the alco-
6 holic beverage control law where alcohol is consumed and any establish-
7 ment licensed under article four of the cannabis law for [on-premise]
8 on-premises consumption, provided, however, that such establishment does
9 not have a primary purpose of facilitating sport shooting and target
10 practice activities;
11 (p) any place used for the performance, art entertainment, gaming, or
12 sporting events such as theaters, stadiums, racetracks, museums, amuse-
13 ment parks, performance venues, concerts, exhibits, conference centers,
14 banquet halls, and gaming facilities and video lottery terminal facili-
15 ties as licensed by the gaming commission, provided, however, that noth-
16 ing in this paragraph shall prohibit the otherwise lawful possession of
17 a firearm, rifle or shotgun in such a location when possessed for the
18 purpose of participating in shooting sports, including practice and
19 competition;
20 § 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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