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- Print number 4039a
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BILL NUMBER:S4039A
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to exemptions pertaining to large capacity ammunition feeding devices and off-duty and retired police officers and peace officers
Purpose
To ensure the right of off-duty and retired police officers and peace officers to retain possession of their weapons, including large capacity ammunition feeding devices with more than seven rounds of ammunition.
Summary of provisions
This bill seeks to ensure that provisions of the Safe Act do not repeal the rights of off-duty and retired police officers and peace officers ( as defined in subdivision 34 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law and section 2.10, respectively) to possess and carry large capacity ammunition feeding devices with more than seven rounds of bullets.
Effects of the present law which this bill would alter
This bill would not leave to interpretation provisions of the Safe Act that might adversely impact the rights of off-duty and retired police and peace officers to carry high capacity ammunition feeding devices with more than seven rounds of ammunition.
Justification
A number of incidents against off-duty law enforcement officers have resulted in fatalities or permanent injuries. Technology and social media have made the location individuals more accessible and as a consequence more vulnerable to potential attacks. While the Safe Act seeks to ensure that weapons more suitable for warfare are taken off the street, and that in depth checks are conducted to ensure that that the law abiding, responsible and mentally stable have legal access to certain weapons, it cannot be denied that the availability of certain high capacity weaponry will still be available to the criminal element in our society, making law enforcement officers vulnerable to attack. The playing field needs to be equal between law enforcement and the criminals.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implication
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Effective date
§2. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 23 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as amended by section 38 of chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, takes effect.
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