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- Print number 6220b
- Amend and recommit to codes
- Print number 6220a
- Amend and recommit to codes
- Referred to codes
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Removes the provision that requires certain firearms dealers to renew their licenses every six years
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Aileen Gunther
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BILL NUMBER:S6220B
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to firearms dealers
Purpose
To remove the requirement, certain gun dealers reapply for a license every six years.
Summary
Section 1 amends Paragraph 10 of Section 400 of the penal law to repeal the requirement gunsmith or dealers in firearms, in counties having a population of less than two hundred thousand inhabitants, submit photographs and fingerprints on renewal applications at six year intervals.
Section 2 provides the enacting clause.
Justification
Every six years in a county with less than two hundred thousand inhabitants, a firearms dealer or gunsmith who has not changed title of ownership, location, or any circumstance under which their original application was accepted, is required to submit photographs and fingerprints along with a new application.
This small business mandate is arbitrary, time consuming, and costly to both the owner and the State.
This bill repeals the requirement gunsmith or dealers in firearms, in counties having a population of less than two hundred thousand inhabitants, submit photographs and fingerprints on renewal applications at six year intervals.
Licensed gunsmith or dealers in firearms will continue to be held accountable by the same standards as counties with more than two hundred thousand inhabitants. By removing this mandate, we offer some relief to licensed gunsmiths and firearms dealers.
Legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
While significant cost savings will be realized by firearms dealers, some cost savings will also be realized by the State as staff time on renewal applications is lessened.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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