New York A 818: Creates the offense of operating as a major firearms trafficker

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A00818 Summary:

BILL NOA00818 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06398

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRTaylor, Seawright

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §265.67, Pen L

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Establishes the class A-I felony of operating as a major firearms trafficker.

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BILL NOA00818 

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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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 818

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, TAYLOR, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the offense of
 operating as a major firearms trafficker

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

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.67 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 265.67 Operating as a major firearms trafficker.
 4 A person is guilty of operating as a major firearms trafficker when
 5 such person:
 6 (1) unlawfully sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of to another
 7 person or persons a total of twenty or more firearms in a period of not
 8 more than one year; or
 9 (2) unlawfully possesses with intent to sell twenty or more firearms.
 10 Operating as a major firearms trafficker is a class A-I felony.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03377-01-5

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