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This bill prohibits the promotion, sale, or transfer of weapons on public property in New York, making violations a class A misdemeanor.
Why it matters
Directly restricts gun shows and weapon sales on public property. , such as state or city-owned convention centers, fairgrounds, or parks, which have historically hosted firearm events—potentially reducing public exposure to weapons and limiting access to certain gun markets.
Expands criminal liability to all forms of weapon transactions (sale, transfer, exchange, gift, or disposal) on public property. , making it a class A misdemeanor and thereby increasing the legal risks for individuals and organizations involved in such activities.
Amends existing law to explicitly prohibit licensed dealers and gunsmiths from conducting business at gun shows or events on public property. , closing a common loophole used for temporary weapon sales and possibly impacting the frequency and viability of gun shows in New York.
Reflects a policy shift toward treating weapon commerce as a public safety issue. , signaling to both advocates and opponents that New York is prioritizing tighter controls in public spaces and potentially setting a precedent for similar measures in other states.
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Ban Gun Sales on Public Property
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STATE OF NEW YORK
450
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 prohibiting the promotion or sale of a weapon on public property
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.50 to read as follows: § 265.50 Illegal promotion or sale of a weapon on public property.
A person is guilty of illegal promotion or sale of a weapon on public property when he or she promotes, sells, transfers, exchanges, gives or disposes of any weapon situated upon property owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof.
Illegal promotion or sale of a weapon on public property is a class A misdemeanor.
§ 2. Subdivision 8 of section 400.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
8. License: exhibition and display. Every licensee while carrying a pistol or revolver shall have on his or her person a license to carry the same. Every person licensed to possess a pistol or revolver on particular premises shall have the license for the same on such premises. Upon demand, the license shall be exhibited for inspection to any peace officer, who is acting pursuant to his or her special duties, or police officer. A license as gunsmith or dealer in firearms shall be prominently displayed on the licensed premises. A gunsmith or dealer of firearms may conduct business temporarily at a location other than the location specified on the license if such temporary location is the location for a gun show or event sponsored by any national, state, or local organization, or any affiliate of any such organization devoted to the collection, competitive use or other sporting use of firearms,
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provided that such show or event is not located on property owned by the state or any political subdivision thereof. Any sale or transfer at a gun show must also comply with the provisions of article thirty-nine-DD of the general business law. Records of receipt and disposition of firearms transactions conducted at such temporary location shall include the location of the sale or other disposition and shall be entered in the permanent records of the gunsmith or dealer of firearms and retained on the location specified on the license. Nothing in this section shall authorize any licensee to conduct business from any motorized or towed vehicle. A separate fee shall not be required of a licensee with respect to business conducted under this subdivision. Any inspection or examination of inventory or records under this section at such temporary location shall be limited to inventory consisting of, or records related to, firearms held or disposed at such temporary locations. Failure of any licensee to so exhibit or display his or her license, as the case may be, shall be presumptive evidence that he or she is not duly licensed.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law.
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