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Prohibits persons named on the consolidated terrorist watchlist from obtaining or renewing a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Thomas Abinanti
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting persons named on the No Fly List maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation from obtaining or renewing a license to carry, possess, repair and dispose of firearms
Purpose
To restrict the issuance or renewal of New York State firearm licenses to individuals who appear on the FBI's No Fly List due to their status as suspected or known terrorists.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal law to add, as an eligibility requirement for an individual seeking a New York State firearm license, that the applicant must not be named on the No Fly List maintained by the Terrorist Screening Center administered by the FBI.
Section 2 of the bill amends subdivision 4 of section 400.00 of the penal law to add a provision stating that the required background check request that local law enforcement agencies make to the FBI prior to the issuance or renewal of a firearm license shall include a request that the background check include searching the No Fly List and notifying the local law enforcement agency of the results.
Section 3 of the bill provides the effective date.
Justification
The United States' firearm homicide rate is 20 times higher than the next 22 developed nations combined. Our country is exceptional in the recurrence of gun violence, yet we continue to accept it as an inevitable fact of American life. While we can debate the property role of gun control, we should all be able to agree that we should not allow suspected terrorists to lawfully access or possess a firearm in our state.
This "terror gap" poses a direct threat to the safety and security of all New Yorkers. Preventing individuals identified as a credible national security threat from being able to legally purchase a gun is a sensible and critical change that will improve our ability to keep deadly firearms out of the hands of those who mean to do us harm.
Legislative history
None, new bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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