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Relates to criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Vivian Cook
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BILL NUMBER:S1580
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
Purpose
To protect people who use our subways, railroad trains and buses from crimes where the perpetrator uses a weapon in the commission of the offense.
Summary of provisions
Section one of this bill amends section 265.02 of the Penal Law by adding a new subdivision (4) providing that a person will be guilty of the offense of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree when he or she commits the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and uses the weapon to commit another act when he or she is situated on a subway, railroad train or bus or in a subway, railroad or bus station or terminal.
Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect on the first day of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
Justification
In 2013, the New York City subway ridership was 1.7 billion, Metro-North and the Long Island Railroad each had ridership in excess of 83 million and the MTA bus service had ridership of 125 million. The Daily News reported that on subways and in subway stations from July 2008 through June 2013, there were "nearly 13,000 instances of petty and grand larceny on record. Next was weapons possession (5,361), then assault (4,379) and robbery (3,756)." Transit Bureau Chief Joseph Fox is stated that "robbers used knives in 12.5% of the incidents this year, guns 5.5% of the time and simulated having a gun 4.5% of the time." This bill would protect those who use subways, railroads and buses by providing a disincentive to those who would use a weapon to commit an offense on a subway, railroad train or bus or in a subway, railroad or bus station or terminal.
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first day of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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