What's happening
This bill expands the definition of "explosives" to include kits of components sold with instructions to create detonating or combustible devices.
Why it matters
Broadens legal responsibility. By including kits of components sold with instructions for assembly into the definition of "explosives," the bill holds both sellers and buyers of such kits to the same legal standards as those dealing with traditional explosives, potentially increasing liability and enforcement actions.
Targets DIY explosive device kits. The change aims to address the growing issue of individuals acquiring parts and instructions separately to make dangerous devices, closing a loophole that allowed for legal sale of components that, when combined, create explosives.
Impacts commercial and online marketplaces. Sellers—especially those operating online—will need to review their product offerings and marketing to ensure that component kits with instructions for creating explosive or incendiary devices are not inadvertently violating state law.
Enhances public safety measures. The amendment is designed to preemptively reduce the risk of homemade explosive devices by making it harder to legally obtain the necessary components together with assembly instructions, potentially deterring criminal or reckless misuse.
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Ban DIY Explosive Kits
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor James Sanders Jr.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8982
IN ASSEMBLY
January 7, 2020
Introduced by M. of A. BUCHWALD -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to adding components sold with instructions to combine such components to create combustion or detonation to the definition of "explosives"; and to repeal certain provisions of such law relating thereto
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 465 of the labor law, as added by a chapter of the laws of 2019 amending the labor law relating to licenses to purchase, use, or store certain compounds, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.1456 and A.4452, is REPEALED.
§ 2. Subdivision 1 of section 451 of the labor law, as amended by section 2 of part CC of chapter 57 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
1. "Explosives" means gunpowder, powders used for blasting, high explosives, blasting materials, detonating fuses, detonators, pyrotechnics and other detonating agents, fireworks and dangerous fireworks as defined in section 270.00 of the penal law, smokeless powder and any chemical compound or any mechanical mixture containing any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities, or packing that ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion or detonation of any part thereof may cause and is intended to cause an explosion, but shall not include gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, turpentine, benzine, acetone, ethyl ether, benzol or quantities of black powder not exceeding five pounds for use in firing of antique firearms or artifacts or replicas thereof. Fixed ammunition and primers for small arms, pyrotechnic devices which are designed for and being used for legitimate wildlife management or controls, safety fuses and matches shall not be deemed to be explosives when, as provided by regulation, the individual units contain any of the above-mentioned articles or substances in such limited quantity, of such nature and so packed that it is impossible to produce an explosion of such units to the injury of life, limb or property. The term "explosives" shall also include two or
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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more components that are advertised and sold together with instructions on how to combine the components to create any device designed or specially adapted to facilitate a detonation or combustion.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2019, amending the labor law relating to licenses to purchase, use, or store certain compounds, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.1456 and A.4452, takes effect.
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