New York A 3873: Relates to certain requirements for municipal gun buyback programs

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A03873 Summary:

BILL NOA03873 

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SPONSORRajkumar

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Amd §233, Exec L

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Requires that firearms surrendered under a municipal gun buyback program shall be rendered inoperable, and all components unable to be reused; prohibits the acceptance of firearms which were manufactured for the purpose of surrender for remuneration.

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01/30/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3873

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 30, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to municipal gun buyback
 programs

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

 1 Section 1. Section 233 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 6 to read as follows:
 3 6. For the purposes of this section, "gun buyback" shall mean remuner-
 4 ation for the voluntary relinquishment of a firearm, rifle or shotgun
 5 for disposal that renders such weapon inoperable, and all components
 6 thereof unable to be incorporated in an operable firearm, rifle or shot-
 7 gun. No firearm, rifle or shotgun shall be eligible for surrender and
 8 remuneration if it was manufactured for the purpose of receiving a mone-
 9 tary reward under a gun buyback program.
 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07477-01-5

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