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Provides that a person may not possess a weapon while on a mass transit service used by a transit agency, authority, or company
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Hakeem Jeffries
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of a weapon on or in vehicles or facilities used for mass transit service by a transit agency constituting criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill increases the penalty to a class D felony for possession of any enumerated weapon when such weapon is possessed on a bus, subway car, railroad station, subway station or a venue of mass transportation by a person engaged in the commission of another criminal act.
Summary of provisions
Amends Section 265.02 of the Penal Law by inserting a new subdivision 4 to increase the penalty for possessing a weapon enumerated in subdivisions one, two and three of Sec. 265.01 of the Penal Law from an A misdemeanor to a D felony when a person situated in a subway train, subway station, railroad train, railroad station or on a bus operated by a mass transit provider, public or private, uses or attempts to use such weapon in the commission of another criminal act in such venue.
Reasons for support
On December 1, 2008, a bus driver was killed in Brooklyn when stabbed by a passenger who refused to pay the required fare. This act resulted in the loss of life of a hardworking civil servant, and endangered the well-being of other passengers, nearby motorists and pedestrians in the vicinity of the operator-less bus. This tragic incident highlights the heightened danger that exists when a weapon is involved during a criminal act in a mass transportation setting.
Given the inherent danger of this situation, it is appropriate that the law seek to deter weapon possession or use when a mass transportation venue is involved. Accordingly, this bill enhances the criminal penalty applicable to a person who possesses or uses a weapon in the abovementioned circumstances. In doing so, we seek to protect both transit employees and the millions of riders who utilize mass transportation everyday.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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