What's happening
This bill requires all applicants for firearm licenses outside New York City to complete a firearms safety course and test.
Why it matters
Expands firearms safety requirements. from just Westchester County to all applicants for firearm licenses outside New York City, meaning many more people across the state will need to complete safety training to obtain a license.
Mandates both a course and a test. , not just a booklet or informational material, raising the bar for demonstrating knowledge and safe handling before a license is granted.
Includes some exemptions. , notably for honorably discharged military personnel with firearms qualification and for those who were already licensed before the law takes effect, so not every applicant is affected equally.
May impact accessibility and processing times. for firearm licenses in many counties, as applicants will need to find, complete, and provide proof of passing an approved safety course, potentially affecting timelines and administrative workloads.
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Require Firearm Safety Training
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Sponsors
13 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to codes
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STATE OF NEW YORK
386
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to firearms safety course certificate
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 4-b of section 400.00 of the penal law, as added by chapter 446 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
4-b. [Westchester county firearms] Firearms safety course certificate. [In the county of Westchester] Outside of the city of New York, at the time of application, the licensing officer to which the license application is made shall provide a copy of the safety course booklet to each license applicant. Before such license is issued, such licensing officer shall require that the applicant submit a certificate of successful completion of a firearms safety course and test issued in his or her name and endorsed and affirmed under the penalties of perjury by a duly authorized instructor.
§ 2. Paragraph (l) of subdivision 1 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
(l) [in the county of Westchester] outside of the city of New York, who has successfully completed a firearms safety course and test as evidenced by a certificate of completion issued in his or her name and endorsed and affirmed under the penalties of perjury by a duly authorized instructor, except that: (i) persons who are honorably discharged from the United States army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of the national guard of the state of New York, and produce evidence of official qualification in firearms during the term of service are not required to have completed those hours of a firearms safety course pertaining to the safe use, carrying, possession, maintenance and stor-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04365-01-9
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age of a firearm; and (ii) persons who were licensed to possess a pistol or revolver prior to the effective date of this paragraph are not required to have completed a firearms safety course and test;
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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