New York A 9262: Relates to removing the maximum age limit for firearms instruction exemptions

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A09262 Summary:

BILL NOA09262 

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Relates to removing the maximum age limit for firearms instruction exemptions; removes upper age limits of sixteen and twenty-one.

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BILL NOA09262 

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11/21/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9262

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 21, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to removing the maximum age
 limit for firearms instruction exemptions

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph 7 of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal
 2 law, as amended by chapter 150 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 7. Possession, at an indoor or outdoor shooting range for the purpose
 5 of loading and firing, of a rifle or shotgun, the propelling force of
 6 which is gunpowder by a person [under sixteen years of age but] not
 7 under twelve years of age, under the immediate supervision, guidance and
 8 instruction of (a) a duly commissioned officer of the United States
 9 army, navy, air force, marine corps or coast guard, or of the national
 10 guard of the state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of
 11 the United States who has been granted a certificate as an instructor in
 12 small arms practice issued by the United States army, navy, air force or
 13 marine corps, or by the adjutant general of this state, by the national
 14 rifle association of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly organ-
 15 ized under the laws of this state, or by a New York state 4-H certified
 16 shooting sports instructor; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a person over
 17 the age of eighteen designated in writing by such parent or guardian who
 18 shall have a certificate of qualification in responsible hunting,
 19 including safety, ethics, and landowner relations-hunter relations,
 20 issued or honored by the department of environmental conservation; or
 21 (d) an agent of the department of environmental conservation appointed
 22 to conduct courses in responsible hunting practices pursuant to article
 23 eleven of the environmental conservation law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00784-01-5

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 1 § 2. Paragraph 7-c of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal
 2 law, as amended by chapter 150 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read
 3 as follows:
 4 7-c. Possession for the purpose of loading and firing, of a rifle,
 5 pistol or shotgun, the propelling force of which may be either air,
 6 compressed gas or springs, by a person [under sixteen years of age but]
 7 not under twelve years of age, under the immediate supervision, guidance
 8 and instruction of (a) a duly commissioned officer of the United States
 9 army, navy, marine corps or coast guard, or of the national guard of the
 10 state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of the United
 11 States who has been granted a certificate as an instructor in small arms
 12 practice issued by the United States army, navy or marine corps, or by
 13 the adjutant general of this state, by the national rifle association of
 14 America, a not-for-profit corporation duly organized under the laws of
 15 this state, or by a New York state 4-H certified shooting sports
 16 instructor; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a person over the age of eigh-
 17 teen designated in writing by such parent or guardian who shall have a
 18 certificate of qualification in responsible hunting, including safety,
 19 ethics, and landowner relations-hunter relations, issued or honored by
 20 the department of environmental conservation.
 21 § 3. Paragraph 7-e of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal
 22 law, as amended by chapter 281 of the laws of 2006, is ame