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BILL NUMBER:S1915
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the sale of child operated firearms
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill would prohibit the sale of pistols or revolvers by any person, firm or corporation in the retail business of selling guns which does not contain child proofing features built into the design of the gun.
Summary of specific provisions
This bill would prohibit the sale of pistols or revolvers by any person, firm or corporation in the retail business of selling guns which does not contain child proofing features built into the design of the gun. The prohibition would apply to pistols or revolvers manufactured twelve or more months after the effective date of the bill. Design features could include the capacity to adjust the trigger resistance of the gun to at least a ten pound pull, the capacity to alter the firing mechanism so- that an average five year old child's hand would be too small to operate the gun, or the capacity to require a series of multiple motions in order to fire the gun. A violation of this provision would be a class A misdemeanor.
Effects of present law which this bill would alter
There is no requirement that pistol or revolvers contain child proofing design features for such guns.
Justification
According to the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 85% of 3- to 4- year olds are strong enough to pull the trigger of a gun - a recipe for disaster. But such tragedies involving young children can be prevented; the technology to do so is readily available. In an historic agreement recently reached between Smith & Wesson and the Departments of the Treasury and Housing and Urban Development, Local Governments and States, Smith & Wesson agreed that, within a 12 month period, all of its handguns will be designed so that they cannot be readily operated by a child under 6. This bill will have the effect of ensuring that all handguns sold at retail in New York will meet the standards agreed to by Smith & Wesson.
Prior legislative history
2009-2010: Senate and Assembly - Referred to Codes
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
First of November next succeeding the date on which become a law.
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