New York A 202: Adds ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions

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A00202 Summary:

BILL NOA00202 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00626

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SPONSORPaulin (MS)

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COSPNSRWeprin, Otis, Ramos, Steck, McDonough, Sayegh, Rosenthal, Jacobson, Seawright, Griffin

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MLTSPNSRButtenschon

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Amd §265.17, Pen L

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Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions.

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BILL NOA00202 

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01/08/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 202

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, WEPRIN, OTIS, RAMOS, STECK, McDONOUGH,
 SAYEGH, ROSENTHAL, JACOBSON, SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
 A. BUTTENSCHON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to adding ammunition to the
 list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain
 convictions

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

 1 Section 1. Section 265.17 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 236
 2 of the laws of 2021, is amended to read as follows:
 3 § 265.17 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or ammunition.
 4 A person is guilty of criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or
 5 ammunition when:
 6 1. Knowing that [he or she] such person is prohibited by law from
 7 possessing a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition because of a
 8 prior conviction or because of some other disability which would render
 9 [him or her] such person ineligible to lawfully possess a firearm, rifle
 10 [or], shotgun or ammunition in this state, or knowing that [he or she]
 11 such person is the subject of an outstanding warrant of arrest issued
 12 upon the alleged commission of a felony or serious offense, such person
 13 purchases or otherwise acquires a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammu-
 14 nition from another person; or
 15 2. Knowing that it would be unlawful for another person to possess a
 16 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition, or knowing that another
 17 person is the subject of an outstanding warrant of arrest issued upon
 18 the alleged commission of a felony or serious offense, [he or she] such
 19 person purchases or otherwise acquires a firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or
 20 ammunition for, on behalf of, or for the use of such other person; or
 21 3. Knowing that another person is prohibited by law from possessing a
 22 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition because of a prior conviction

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01042-01-5

 A. 202 2

 1 or because of some other disability which would render [him or her] such
 2 other person ineligible to lawfully possess a firearm, rifle [or], shot-
 3 gun or ammunition in this state, or knowing that another person is the
 4 subject of an outstanding warrant of arrest issued upon the alleged
 5 commission of a felony or serious offense, a person disposes of a
 6 firearm, rifle [or], shotgun or ammunition to such other person.
 7 Criminal purchase or disposal of a weapon or ammunition is a class D
 8 felony.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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