What's happening
This bill expands the definition of "disguised gun" to include real guns made to look like toy guns and makes their manufacture or possession a felony.
Why it matters
Broadens the definition of “disguised gun”. to include real firearms made to look like toy guns (through color, decorative patterns, or plastic-like surfaces), potentially affecting how many guns fall under stricter regulation and criminal penalties.
Targets gun modifications and manufacturing practices. not just individual possession—by making it a felony to intentionally alter or design real guns to resemble toys, increasing liability for dealers, manufacturers, and anyone who customizes firearms.
Exempts hunting firearms with camouflage finishes. from being classified as disguised guns, acknowledging legitimate sporting uses while focusing the law on firearms disguised as toys rather than those intended for hunting.
Raises public safety concerns. by addressing risks to law enforcement and the public, as guns made to look like toys can lead to confusion in high-stress situations, accidental shootings, or misuse by individuals seeking to conceal a firearm’s true nature.
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Ban Toy-Lookalike Guns
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Ban Toy-Lookalike Guns
In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Thomas Croci
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3606
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 30, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to redefining the term "disguised gun" to include any rifle, pistol, shotgun or machine-gun resembling a toy gun and prohibiting the possession, manufacture or design thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as added by chapter 378 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
20. "Disguised gun" means any weapon or device capable of being concealed on the person from which a shot can be discharged through the energy of an explosive and is designed and intended to appear to be either; (a) something other than a gun; or (b) a toy gun that shall include, but not be limited to, any rifle, pistol, shotgun or machinegun displaying a color finish other than the original manufacture color, a decorative pattern or plastic like surface; provided, however, that any rifle or shotgun displaying a camouflage color finish or pattern that is intended for hunting, as defined by article eleven of the environmental conservation law, shall not be considered a "disguised gun" for purposes of this section.
§ 2. Section 265.10 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
8. Any person, dealer, firm, partnership or corporation who intentionally designs or transforms a rifle, pistol, shotgun or machine-gun to resemble a toy gun by either altering or concealing the original color or surface of the gun with the purpose of selling such weapon is guilty of a class D felony.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00840-01-7
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