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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9530
IN SENATE
August 15, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
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; provided, however, that
21 if chapter 371 of the laws of 2022 shall not have taken effect on or
22 before such date then section one of this act shall take effect on the
23 same date and in the same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2022,
24 takes effect.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD16224-01-2
