What's happening
This bill requires vehicles transporting five or more weapons and related ammunition in New York to use secure, locked storage and imposes fines for violations.
Why it matters
Targets large-scale weapon transport. By focusing on vehicles carrying five or more weapons and corresponding ammunition, the bill addresses higher-risk scenarios that could involve trafficking, gun shows, or bulk transfers, rather than small-scale personal transport.
Mandates physical separation and robust security. Requires not only locked, secure storage compartments for weapons and ammunition, but also that these be physically separate and resistant to common cutting tools—aiming to reduce the risk of theft or unauthorized access during transit.
Enables regulatory oversight and flexibility. Grants the transportation commissioner the authority to create additional rules and regulations, allowing the law to adapt to evolving security technologies or changing transport practices.
Establishes significant financial penalties. The minimum $1,000 fine per violation (up to $5,000) creates a strong financial deterrent, signaling the seriousness with which New York intends to enforce secure weapon transport and potentially encouraging industry-wide compliance.
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Secure Weapons During Transport
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1594
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2019
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. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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LBD05391-01-9
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