What's happening
This bill requires vehicles transporting five or more weapons and related ammunition in New York to use secure, locked storage areas, with violations resulting in fines.
Why it matters
Increases security standards. for the transport of multiple weapons and sufficient ammunition by mandating locked, physically robust storage compartments that separate firearms from ammunition, aiming to reduce risks of theft or misuse during transit.
Empowers state regulators. (the commissioner) to create and update specific rules for how weapons and ammunition must be transported, allowing for adaptable enforcement as security technology or risks evolve.
Establishes significant financial penalties. ($1,000–$5,000 per violation), creating a strong deterrent for non-compliance and signaling the seriousness with which the state treats large-scale weapons transportation.
Directly impacts businesses and individuals. involved in the transport of firearms and ammunition—such as gun dealers, shooting ranges, and collectors—by introducing potentially costly compliance requirements and operational changes.
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Lock Guns in Transport
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- Referred to transportation
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2591
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 20, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the transportation of weapons and ammunition
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 379 to read as follows:
§ 379. Safety requirements for vehicle transporting weapons and/or ammunition. 1. All motor vehicles used to transport five or more weapons of any type, and ammunition sufficient for five or more weapons shall have a separate storage area secured by a padlock or combination lock and accessible only by removing such lock, which shall be of such strength to resist being cut by any readily available tool. At no time shall ammunition and weapons be secured in the same storage area.
2. The commissioner shall have the power to promulgate rules and regulations relating to the transportation of weapons and/or ammunition consistent with this section.
3. The transportation of weapons and/or ammunition not in compliance with this section or the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall be punishable by a fine of at least one thousand dollars and not more than five thousand dollars for each violation.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law, provided, however, that any rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this act shall be promulgated on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05165-01-7
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