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NY State Senate Bill S7762
senate Bill S7762
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All gun owners in New York should pass a background check, and all guns should be registered with a serial number. Period.
S7762 (ACTIVE) - Details
Amd §§265.00 & 265.02, add §§265.63, 265.64 & 265.65, Pen L
S7762 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the "Scott J. Beigel unfinished receiver act"; relates to unfinished frames or receivers; establishes the crimes of criminal sale of an unfinished frame or receiver in the first, second and third degrees as class C, D and E felonies, respectively.
S7762 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7762
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting the "Scott J.
Beigel unfinished receiver act" in relation to unfinished frames or
This legislation would create the Scott J.  Beigel Unfinished Receiver
act which would prohibit the possession of unfinished receivers by
anyone other than a gunsmith. Further this legislation also would create
the crimes of criminal sale of an unfinished frame or receiver in the
first, second, and third degree.
Section 1 names this act the "Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver act".
Section 2 adds a new subdivision 32 to Section 265.00 of the penal law
to include the definition of unfinished frame or receiver.  Specifically
this definition defines a piece of any material that does not constitute
the frame or receiver of a firearm, rifle or shotgun that has been
shaped or formed in any way for the purpose of becoming the frame or
receiver of a firearm, rifle, or shotgun and which may be readily made
into a functional frame or receiver through milling, drilling, or other
means as an unfinished frame or receiver.  This section excludes a piece
of material that has had its size or external shape altered to facili-
tate transportation or storage or has had its chemical composition
Section 3 amends Section 265.02 of the penal law by adding two new
subdivisions 12 and 13 to criminalize the possession of an unfinished
frame or receiver by anyone other than a gunsmith. Subdivision 12 crimi-
nalizes the possession of a major component of a firearm, rifle or shot-
gun by a person prohibited from possessing such pursuant to this arti-
cle, or subsection (g) of section 922 of title 18 of the United States
Code, or is subject to a temporary or final extreme risk protection
order. This is a class D felony.
Section 4 adds three new sections 265.63, 265.64, and 265.65 to the
penal law. These sections create the crimes of criminal sale of an
unfinished frame or receiver in the first, second, or third degree. A
person is guilty of the criminal sale of an unfinished frame or receiver
when such person sells, exchanges, gives, or disposes of an unfinished
frame or receiver.A person is not in violation if they sell, exchange,
or give such unframed receiver to a gunsmith, or voluntarily surrender
such unfinished frame or receiver to any designated law enforcement
officer. This is a class E Felony, it becomes a class D Felony when five
or more unfinished frames or receivers are involved, and a class C Felo-
ny when more than ten unfinished frames or receivers.
Scott J. Beigel tragically lost his life due to senseless gun violence
at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Febru-
ary 14, 2018. Scott was a hero, an MSD teacher who gave his life to
heroically protect his students. Scott was the truest of heroes in life,
and remains one now. The Scott J. Beigel Unfinished Receiver Act is
dedicated to his honor and in his memory, and is intended, just as Scott
intended, to save lives.
With an epidemic of gun violence plaguing the United States, and in the
face of Federal inaction in dealing with the crisis, it is incumbent
upon the states to enact common-sense reforms that close dangerous loop-
holes that allow untraceable weapons to flood our communities.
Unfinished receivers, also called lowers or blanks, are used to form the
lower part of a firearm. An individual can use an unfinished receiver to
circumvent gun laws by making their own semiautomatic weapon at home.
These unfinished receivers can be turned into a firearm incredibly easi-
ly; all that is required is for an individual to drill holes in the
unfinished receiver, well out other areas of the unfinished receiver,
and then combine with the other pieces needed to make a fully function-
ing semiautomatic rifle. A skilled individual can assemble an opera-
tional semi-automatic firearm using a lower in under an hour, and some-
one with little experience can, after watching a YouTube video, use a
lower make a semi-automatic weapon in only a slightly longer time.
Unfinished receivers are not tracked, and it is unknown exactly how many
of them have been finished into weapons. Because these weapons are made
at home, they contain no serial number and are untraceable.
The act shall take effect 180 days after having become a law.
S7762 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced  by  Sens. KAPLAN, HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed,
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  enacting  the  "Scott  J.
Beigel  unfinished  receiver  act" in relation to unfinished frames or
Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Scott J.
Beigel unfinished receiver act".
§ 2. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 32 to read as follows:
32. "UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER" MEANS A PIECE OF ANY MATERIAL  THAT
DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE FRAME OR RECEIVER OF A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN
BUT  THAT HAS BEEN SHAPED OR FORMED IN ANY WAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF BECOM-
ING THE FRAME OR RECEIVER OF A FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN, AND WHICH  MAY
READILY  BE  MADE  INTO  A FUNCTIONAL FRAME OR RECEIVER THROUGH MILLING,
DRILLING OR OTHER MEANS. THE TERM SHALL NOT INCLUDE A PIECE OF  MATERIAL
THAT  HAS HAD ITS SIZE OR EXTERNAL SHAPE ALTERED TO FACILITATE TRANSPOR-
TATION OR STORAGE OR HAS HAD ITS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION ALTERED.
§ 3. Section 265.02 of the penal law is  amended  by  adding  two  new
(12)  SUCH  PERSON IS NOT A GUNSMITH DULY LICENSED PURSUANT TO SECTION
400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER AND POSSESSES AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER; OR
(13) SUCH PERSON POSSESSES A MAJOR COMPONENT OF A FIREARM,  RIFLE,  OR
SHOTGUN AND SUCH PERSON IS PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING A SHOTGUN OR RIFLE
(I) THIS ARTICLE;
(II)  SUBSECTION  (G)  OF SECTION 922 OF TITLE 18 OF THE UNITED STATES
(III) A TEMPORARY OR FINAL EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER ISSUED  UNDER
ARTICLE SIXTY-THREE-A OF THE CIVIL PRACTICE LAW AND RULES.
§  4.  The  penal  law is amended by adding three new sections 265.63,
265.64 and 265.65 to read as follows:
§ 265.63 CRIMINAL SALE OF AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER IN  THE  THIRD
PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER  IN
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THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN SUCH PERSON SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES OR DISPOSES OF
AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER.
FRAME OR RECEIVER IN THE THIRD DEGREE IF SUCH PERSON:
(A) SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES OR DISPOSES OF SUCH  UNFINISHED  FRAME  OR
RECEIVER  TO A GUNSMITH DULY LICENSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THIS
(B) VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERS SUCH UNFINISHED FRAME OR  RECEIVER  TO  ANY
LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICIAL  DESIGNATED  PURSUANT  TO SUBPARAGRAPH (F) OF
PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION 265.20 OF THIS ARTICLE.
CRIMINAL SALE OF AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER IN THE  THIRD  DEGREE
§  265.64 CRIMINAL SALE OF AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER IN THE SECOND
PERSON  IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL SALE OF AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER IN
FRAMES OR RECEIVERS; OR
UNFINISHED FRAMES OR RECEIVERS IN A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
2. A PERSON SHALL NOT BE GUILTY OF  CRIMINAL  SALE  OF  AN  UNFINISHED
FRAME OR RECEIVER IN THE SECOND DEGREE IF SUCH PERSON:
(A)  SELLS,  EXCHANGES, GIVES OR DISPOSES OF SUCH UNFINISHED FRAMES OR
RECEIVERS TO A GUNSMITH DULY LICENSED PURSUANT TO SECTION 400.00 OF THIS
(B) VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERS SUCH UNFINISHED FRAMES OR RECEIVERS TO  ANY
CRIMINAL SALE OF AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER IN THE SECOND  DEGREE
§  265.65  CRIMINAL SALE OF AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER IN THE FIRST
1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL  SALE  OF  AN  UNFINISHED  FRAME  OR
RECEIVER IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN SUCH PERSON:
FRAME OR RECEIVER IN THE FIRST DEGREE IF SUCH PERSON:
(A) SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES, OR DISPOSES OF SUCH UNFINISHED FRAMES  OR
(B)  VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERS SUCH UNFINISHED FRAMES OR RECEIVERS TO ANY
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL DESIGNATED  PURSUANT  TO  SUBPARAGRAPH  (F)  OF
CRIMINAL  SALE  OF AN UNFINISHED FRAME OR RECEIVER IN THE FIRST DEGREE
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