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A4691Assembly2017-2018 SessionSame asS3166

Allow Old High-Capacity Magazines

Official title

“Exempts certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices from certain requirements of the penal law”

Sponsor David DiPietroAD-147Affects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Codes
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Codes

What's happening

This bill allows possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices manufactured before September 13, 1994, in New York.

Why it matters

  1. Expands legal firearm accessory ownership. By allowing possession of pre-1994 large capacity magazines, the bill broadens what gun owners in New York can legally possess, potentially affecting collectors, sports shooters, and those with inherited firearms.

  2. Directly counters post-2013 NY SAFE Act restrictions. The SAFE Act severely limited magazine capacities; this amendment would roll back part of those restrictions for a specific class of older magazines, reflecting ongoing debates about the balance between public safety and gun rights.

  3. Potential impact on law enforcement and public safety. Legalizing possession of these magazines could complicate enforcement efforts, as police would need to determine the manufacture date of magazines, possibly increasing the burden on law enforcement and affecting how gun-related crimes are prosecuted.

  4. Retroactive application. By making the law effective as of January 15, 2014, the bill could shield some individuals from prosecution for possession of such magazines during the intervening years, which may have legal and practical consequences for pending or past cases.

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Allow Old High-Capacity Magazines

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
David DiPietro

Assembly Member · Assembly District 147

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History

  1. Held for consideration in codes
  2. Referred to codes
  3. Referred to codes

Companion bill

The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.

S3166Senate

Allow Old High-Capacity Magazines

In Senate Committee · Codes · Sponsor Patrick M. Gallivan

Impact 5 · Moderate0% to pass

Full text

1 pageUnderlined is new[Struck] is removedOfficial text on nysenate.gov ↗

STATE OF NEW YORK

4691

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 3, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to certain large capacity ammunition feeding devices

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law is amended by adding a new paragraph 11-a to read as follows:

11-a. Possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured before September thirteenth, nineteen ninety-four.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall be deemed to have been in full force and effect on and after January 15, 2014.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD00238-01-7

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