What's happening
This bill limits the sale of assault weapon ammunition to twice the weapon's capacity every 120 days, with violations being a felony.
Why it matters
Significantly restricts the amount of assault weapon ammunition an individual can legally purchase, tying it directly to the capacity of their registered weapon. this could reduce stockpiling and limit the potential for large-scale shootings.
Creates a new legal requirement for dealers to verify both weapon registration and track ammunition sales over time. , increasing administrative oversight and potentially reducing illegal ammunition diversion.
Elevates violations to a class E felony. , signaling a strong legal deterrent and potentially resulting in harsher penalties for individuals and businesses that disregard the new limits, which might influence compliance and enforcement priorities.
May impact both gun owners and retailers by introducing stricter documentation and monitoring requirements. , possibly affecting the ease of legal ammunition acquisition for sport shooters or collectors, as well as the business practices of firearms dealers.
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Limit Assault Ammo Sales
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14 Co-sponsors
4 Multi-sponsors
History
- Referred to codes
- Referred to codes
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Limit Assault Ammo Sales
In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Roxanne J. Persaud
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1215
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. SIMON, JAFFEE, GOTTFRIED, LAVINE, WALKER, MOSLEY, COLTON, HOOPER, BLAKE, HYNDMAN, BICHOTTE, ORTIZ, WILLIAMS -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, DINOWITZ, GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the sale of ammunition for assault weapons
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 270.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 180 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
4. Sales of ammunition not prohibited. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent, or interfere in any way with, the sale of ammunition for revolvers or pistols of any kind, or for rifles, shot guns, or other arms, belonging or which may belong to any persons whether as sporting or hunting weapons or for the purpose of protection to them in their homes, or, as they may go abroad; and manufacturers are authorized to continue to manufacture, and wholesalers and dealers to continue to deal in and freely to sell ammunition to all such persons for such purposes. Provided, however, the sale of ammunition for assault weapons, as defined by subdivision twenty-two of section 265.00 of this title, shall be limited to two times the capacity of an authorized weapon over a one hundred twenty day period. For purposes of this subdivision, "authorized weapon" shall mean a weapon registered in accordance with subdivision sixteen-a of section 400.00 of this chapter. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, the violation of this subdivision shall constitute a class E felony.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00798-01-7
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