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Timestamp: 2019-10-20 21:26:39
Document Index: 623021095

Matched Legal Cases: ['§446', '§240', 'Art 39', '§9', '§37', '§58', '§265', '§265', '§2509']

NY State Senate Bill S3948A
senate Bill S3948A
Relates to gun control; repealer
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Jan 21, 2014 print number 3948a
Jan 21, 2014 amend and recommit to judiciary
Feb 28, 2013 referred to judiciary
S3948 - Details
Amd §§446-a, 552, 656-a & 780-a, Fam Ct Act; amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; rpld Art 39-DDD, Gen Bus L; rpld §9.46, Ment Hyg L; rpld §§37, 38, 46 & 51, amd §58, Chap 1 of 2013; amd §§265.02 & 400.00, rpld §§265.01-b, 265.36, 265.37, 265.45, 400.02 & 400.03 Pen L; rpld §2509, SCPA
2015-2016: S1556, A2391
2017-2018: S2070, A2847
2019-2020: A4496
S3948 - Summary
Relates to the suspension and revocation of a license to carry firearms; relates to the applicability of certain provisions of the penal law, large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and gun licenses; relates to effectiveness of certain provisions of the NY SAFE Act relating to suspension and revocation of firearms licenses, private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shotguns; establishes a minimum age to possess a firearm… (view more) repeals various other provisions of law relating to the NY SAFE Act.
S3948 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3948
the suspension and revocation of a license to carry firearms; to amend
the domestic relations law, in relation to orders of protection; to
amend the penal law, in relation to the applicability of certain
provisions of the penal law, large capacity ammunition feeding
devices, and gun licenses; to amend section 58 of chapter 1 of the
laws of 2013 amending the criminal procedure law and other laws
relating to suspension and revocation of firearms licenses; private
sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shotguns and establishing a
minimum age to possess a firearm, in relation to the effectiveness
thereof; and to repeal article 39-DDD of the general business law
relating to the private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles and
shotguns, section 9.46 of the mental hygiene law relating to reports
of substantial risk or threat of harm by mental health professionals,
sections 37, 38, 46 and 51 of chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, amending
the criminal procedure law and other laws relating to suspension and
rifles or shotguns and establishing a minimum age to possess a firearm
relating to gun control, section 265.01-b of the penal law relating to
criminal possession of a firearm, section 265.36 of the penal law
relating to unlawful possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding
device, 265.37 of the penal law relating to unlawful possession of
certain ammunition feeding devices, 265.45 of the penal law relating
to the safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms, 400.02 of the
penal law relating to the statewide license and record database and
400.03 of the penal law relating to sellers of ammunition, and section
2509 of the surrogate's court procedure act relating to a firearms
PURPOSE: This bill seeks to amend or repeal those sections of the NY
SAFE Act that are of questionable legality or which present practical
problems for mental health officials or law enforcement and those
sections that impose an unfunded mandate on local governments.
Section 1 of the bill seeks to amend section 446-a of the Family Court
Act to clarify that the Family Court Judge can determine to suspend or
revoke the license to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm
or the eligibility for such a license when issuing an order of
protection; this is particularly important in the case of a temporary
order where suspension, rather than revocation may be most appropriate
until all facts are known or adjudicated
Section 2 makes the same amendment to 552 of the Family Court Act as
section 1 does for section 446 for much the same reasons. Depending on
the nature of the violation, the Family Court Judge should decide
whether suspension or revocation is appropriate.
Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 make the same amendments as sections 1 and 2
Section 7 repeals section 17 of the SAFE act which added a new Article
39-DDD to the General Business Law. While there is some merit to
requiring a background check for sales or exchanges of certain
weapons, the SAFE act presumes that licensed dealers will be willing
to perform the background check, complete the necessary paperwork and
maintain records of such transaction and assume the liability therefor
for a fee not to exceed ten ($10.00) dollars per transaction. At a
time when the minimum wage is proposed to be increased to $9.00 per
hour this is unrealistic If the dealer were to charge more than ten
($10) dollars, the dealer would violate the law and commit a
misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail. It is more probable
that no dealers would consent to undertake these tasks for the limited
fee authorized and the individual seller would be left without the
ability to transfer the weapon or risk punishment for a class A
misdemeanor by transferring the weapon without a dealer's involvement.
Section 8 of this bill repeals section 20 of the SAFE Act. While
undoubtedly well intended, the new section 9.46 added to the Mental
Hygiene Law has been opposed by some organizations of mental health
professionals because it may deter individuals from seeking
professional help or from fully disclosing their intentions to their
mental health professional. There is further opposition to this
provision on the basis that it reinforces stereotypes of persons with
mental illness as dangerous To add to the problems with this
provision, it would appear to be an unfunded mandate. If just all
hospital admissions to psychiatric units (presumably because the
individual is likely to engage in conduct that would result in harm to
himself/herself or another) required a MHL 9.46 report, there would be
over 200.000 reports annually in the state to be received, evaluated
and passed on to DCJS. County mental health offices are not equipped
to handle this flood of new work and would have to hire at least
hundreds of new staff without a revenue stream. Lastly, while MHL 9.46
protects the mental health professional from civil or criminal
liability, no such protection is afforded the directors of community
services or their counties
Section 9 of this bill will repeal section 37 of the SAFE Act which
redefined an "assault weapon" by stating that a semiautomatic rifle or
pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine (regardless
of size) or a semiautomatic shotgun, either of which has only one of
the characteristics listed in the statute, such as a folding or
telescoping stock, would now be defined as an "assault weapon". These
artificial distinctions would re-classify a large number of the
weapons currently owned by law abiding citizens for sporting and
personal protection, arguably infringing upon the rights guaranteed
them by the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and Article 2,
section 4 of the New York Civil Rights Law.
Section 9 of this bill will also repeal section 38 of the SAFE Act
which redefines "large capacity ammunition feeding device" to include
those that can accept more than seven rounds of ammunition Section 38
contains measures that would be extremely burdensome to enforce and
would create new "New York only" manufacturing standards on
manufacturers of ammunition feeding devices. The SAFE act also does
not contain appropriate exemptions for police, military and other
Section 9 of this bill also repeals the amendment to paragraph 3 of
subdivision a of section 265.20 of the Penal Law contained in section
46 of the SAFE Act as it refers to the registration of firearms, that
by the repeal of other sections would no longer be required. This
section also repeals new paragraph 7-f as that exemption would no
longer be needed with the repeal of sections dealing with the
possession of ammunition feeding devices capable of holding more than
Section 9 additionally repeals section 51 of the SAFE Act which would
criminalize the failure of a gun owner to report the loss or theft of
a gun to a police department within twenty-four hours of discovery by
making it a class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail
Previously, such a failure was only punishable by a fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars. This amendment criminalizes this failure or
omission to act, without requiring knowledge or intent on the part of
the person failing to act and without regard to his or her ability to
act. Conceivably, a victim of a robbery, hospitalized as a result of
injuries sustained in the robbery for more than 24 hours, could be
guilty of failing to make a timely report
Section 10 of this bill amends paragraph a of section 265.20 of the
Penal Law to add the provisions of section 265.01-a, added by section
41 of the SAFE Act, to the list of sections that do not apply to law
enforcement. Without this amendment, a law enforcement officer could
be prosecuted for having a weapon on school grounds.
Section 11 of this bill would repeal section 41-a of the SAFE Act
which would criminalize the possession of a firearm, which would
include the newly defined "assault weapon" and make the failure to
register a firearm, including the newly defined assault weapon, a
felony crime. The latter provision of the SAFE Act could result in
thousands of otherwise law abiding New Yorkers being subject to felony
prosecution if they fail, refuse or neglect to register weapons that
are now legal. This section is of questionable constitutional validity
and appears in conflict with the New York Civil Rights Law.
Section 11 of this bill also repeals section 46-a of the SAFE Act
which would make possession of a newly defined large capacity
ammunition feeding device a crime The reasons for repeal are the same
as stated in section 10 above.
Section 11 of this bill also repeals section 47 of the SAFE Act which
added a new requirement for the storage of rifles, shotguns and
firearms. While this section of the SAFE Act is well intentioned, it
was not fully thought out and contains practical problems that could
unintentionally subject otherwise law abiding citizens to criminal
prosecution. The provisions of the SAFE Act would seem to require that
persons living with someone prohibited from possessing a firearm would
have to use a gun locking device or lock his or her weapons in a "safe
storage depository" nearly all of the time, which would seemingly
prevent such weapons from being immediately available for
self-defense, the defense of others or the protection of home
Section 11 of this bill would repeal section 49 of the SAFE Act which
would create a new statewide license and record database, This
database would cost approximately $32.7 million, according to the
Executive's proposed 2013-14 budget. While the creation of the
database is well-intended, the chilling effect on the rights of legal
gun owners imposed by the additional records maintained in this
database, outweighs its benefit
Section 11 repeals section 50 of the SAFE Act which would impose a new
requirement on sellers of ammunition to record, in detail, every
ammunition sale and clear every transaction through the proposed,
to-be-established statewide license and record database. This is a new
mandate on ammunition sellers and purchasers, regardless of the type
of ammunition or quantity, which will result in tens of thousands of
new records required to be kept. The likely impact will be additional
costs to New York business owners, a chilling effect on the rights of
New York gun owners exercise of their legal rights and the shift of
ammunition purchases out of state.
Section 12 of this bill repeals the amendments to subdivision (8) of
section 265.02 of the Penal Law, added by section 41-b of the SAFE
Act, as that section would criminalize the possession of the newly
defined "large capacity ammunition feeding device".
Section 13 of this bill repeals those amendments of section 48 of the
SAFE Act that create a new firearm licensing system. The Executive's
proposed 2013-14 budget estimates the cost of this new system at $35.9
million at a time when the state is struggling to meet the challenges
of our current economic climate and faces significant cuts in federal
assistance. Additionally, this system would seem duplicative of the
record keeping of county clerks and separate from any national gun
registration database. The SAFE Act additionally establishes a complex
system for certain gun owners to request that their license
information to be withheld from disclosure. This issue is dealt with
more simply in this bill by making license information not subject to
FOIL, The reason for exempting this information arc ninny and varied
and have been the subject of much media attention since the disclosure
by a Hudson Valley newspaper of the names and addresses of those in
certain counties that had pistol permits The potential harm to police
officers, corrections officers, parole officers, federal agents,
judges, victims of domestic violence and others outweighs the need for
public disclosure of this information.  These license holders have
committed no crime, in fact, they have submitted to a background
investigation in order to get their licenses so sufficient safeguards
are in place obviating the need for public disclosure of their
personal information. Additionally, this bill will repeal the new
requirement that pistol license holders recertify every five years
under the threat of license revocation. Most important, this bill
repeals those new sections of law added by the SAFE Act which would
require, for the first time, registration of newly defined assault
weapons. This registration requirement will affect tens of thousands
of sportsmen and hunters in New York and potentially subject them to
criminal prosecution for their failure to register their firearms.
This requirement could create a chilling effect on the exercise of
citizens' rights under the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,
the NYS Constitution and the New York Civil Rights Law.
Section 15 of this bill repeals section 53 of the SAFE Act which would
require that the fiduciary or attorney of record include a
particularized description of every firearm, shotgun and rifle in the
list of assets of the decedent's estate in the surrogate's court and
with the division of criminal justice services. This section appears
to require all firearms, shotguns, and rifles, whether antique,
non-working or otherwise to be listed. While there appears to be no
sanction for a failure to list, it is practically difficult for an
attorney of record, who generally does not control the decedent's
household effects and personal property to report any specific
property; he must usually trust the next-of-kin to provide the list.
Section 16 is a standard severability clause.
Section 17 makes required adjustments to the effective dates of the
various sections of the SAFE Act.
EXISTING LAW: In large part, this bill seeks, in many respects, to
return to the law existing prior to the enactment of the SAFE Act
JUSTIFICATION: The SAFE Act was rushed into print and to votes in both
chambers of the Legislature without the opportunity for rank and file
members to review the text, analyze the impacts or to consult with
constituents and interested parties. Since its enactment, over 125,000
New Yorkers have signed a petition requesting its repeal. Now that the
public has had an opportunity to review the provisions of the SAFE
Act, law enforcement groups, mental health organizations, gun owner
groups, and others have identified problems with the bill.  Since the
SAFE Act's signing into law, several lawsuits have been instituted to
challenge various aspects of the law This bill attempts to address the
legitimate concerns raised about the SAFE Act.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: This is a new bill to repeal or amend certain
provisions of S.2230/A.2388 (Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2013).
S3948 - Bill Text download pdf
Introduced  by Sens. MARCHIONE, BOYLE -- read twice and ordered printed,
AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to the suspension  and
revocation  of  a  license  to  carry  firearms; to amend the domestic
relations law, in relation to orders of protection; to amend the penal
law, in relation to the applicability of  certain  provisions  of  the
penal   law,  large  capacity  ammunition  feeding  devices,  and  gun
licenses; to amend section 58 of chapter 1 of the laws of 2013  amend-
ing  the  criminal procedure law and other laws relating to suspension
and revocation of firearms  licenses;  private  sale  or  disposal  of
firearms, rifles or shotguns and establishing a minimum age to possess
a  firearm,  in  relation  to the effectiveness thereof; and to repeal
article 39-DDD of the general business law  relating  to  the  private
sale or disposal of firearms, rifles and shotguns, section 9.46 of the
mental  hygiene  law relating to reports of substantial risk or threat
of harm by mental health professionals, sections 37, 38, 46 and 51  of
chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, amending the criminal procedure law and
other laws relating to suspension and revocation of firearms licenses;
private  sale  or  disposal of firearms, rifles or shotguns and estab-
lishing a minimum age to possess a firearm relating  to  gun  control,
section 265.01-b of the penal law relating to criminal possession of a
firearm,  section  265.36  of  the  penal  law  relating  to  unlawful
possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding  device,  265.37  of
the  penal  law  relating to unlawful possession of certain ammunition
feeding devices, 265.45 of the penal law relating to the safe  storage
of rifles, shotguns, and firearms, 400.02 of the penal law relating to
the  statewide license and record database and 400.03 of the penal law
relating to sellers of ammunition, and section 2509 of the surrogate's
court procedure act relating to a firearms inventory
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Section  1. Section 446-a of the family court act, as added by chapter
S  446-a.  Firearms;  surrender and license suspension, revocation and
make a determination regarding the suspension [and] AND/OR revocation of
a license to carry, possess, repair or dispose of a firearm or firearms,
S 2. Section 552 of the family court act, as added by chapter 1 of the
S  552.  Firearms;  surrender  and  license suspension, revocation and
S  3.  Section 656-a of the family court act, as added by chapter 1 of
S 4. Section 780-a of the family court act, as added by chapter  1  of
S  5.  Paragraph  h  of  subdivision  3 of section 240 of the domestic
protection or upon a violation of such order, the  court  shall  make  a
determination  regarding  the  suspension  [and]  AND/OR revocation of a
accordance with sections eight hundred  forty-two-a  and  eight  hundred
forty-six-a  of the family court act, as applicable. Upon issuance of an
order of protection pursuant to this section or  upon  a  finding  of  a
violation  thereof,  the court also may direct payment of restitution in
an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars in accordance with subdivi-
sion (e) of section eight  hundred  forty-one  of  such  act;  provided,
however,  that  in no case shall an order of restitution be issued where
the court determines that the party against  whom  the  order  would  be
issued  has  already compensated the injured party or where such compen-
sation is incorporated in a final judgment or settlement of the action.
S 6. Subdivision 9 of section 252 of the domestic  relations  law,  as
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S 7. Article 39-DDD of the general business law is REPEALED.
S 8. Section 9.46 of the mental hygiene law is REPEALED.
S 9. Sections 37, 38, 46 and 51 of chapter 1  of  the  laws  of  2013,
amending  the  criminal procedure law and other laws relating to suspen-
sion and revocation of firearms licenses; private sale  or  disposal  of
firearms, rifles or shotguns and establishing a minimum age to possess a
firearm are REPEALED.
S  10. The opening paragraph of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the
penal law, as amended by chapter 496 of the laws of 1991, is amended  to
Sections  265.01,  265.01-A,  265.02,  265.03, 265.04, 265.05, 265.10,
265.11, 265.12, 265.13, 265.15 and 270.05 shall not apply to:
S 11. Sections 265.01-b, 265.36, 265.37, 265.45, 400.02 and 400.03  of
S  12. Subdivision 8 of section 265.02 of the penal law, as amended by
(8) Such person possesses a large capacity ammunition feeding device[.
ty of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept more  than
seven  but  less  than eleven rounds of ammunition, or that was manufac-
tured before September thirteenth, nineteen  hundred  ninety-four,  that
has  a  capacity  of,  or  that  can be readily restored or converted to
accept, more than ten rounds of ammunition]; or
S 13. Subdivisions 5, 10, 12, 16-a and 16-b of section 400.00  of  the
penal  law,  subdivisions  5, 10 and 12 as amended and subdivisions 16-a
and 16-b as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, are amended to  read
the] THE name and address of any person to whom an application  for  any
license  has been granted shall NOT be a public record. Upon application
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by a licensee who has changed his place of  residence  such  records  or
applications  shall  be  transferred  to  the appropriate officer at the
licensee's new place of residence. A duplicate copy of such  application
shall  be  filed  by  the licensing officer in the executive department,
license.  The  superintendent  of  state  police may designate that such
application shall be transmitted to the division of state  police  elec-
tronically.  In  the  event  the superintendent of the division of state
police determines that it lacks any of the records required to be  filed
with the division, it may request that such records be provided to it by
the  appropriate  clerk, department or authority and such clerk, depart-
ment or authority shall provide the division with such records.  In  the
event  such clerk, department or authority lacks such records, the divi-
sion may request the license holder provide  information  sufficient  to
constitute  such  record and such license holder shall provide the divi-
sion with such information. Such information shall  be  limited  to  the
license  holder's name, date of birth, gender,race, residential address,
social security number and firearms possessed by  said  license  holder.
Nothing  in this subdivision shall be construed to change the expiration
date or term of such licenses if otherwise provided for in law. [Records
lished  by  this  section  shall  be released pursuant to a court order.
created pursuant to section 400.02 of this chapter shall not be  subject
to disclosure pursuant to article six of the public officers law.
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nated by the superintendent of state police. Failure to recertify  shall
act  as  a  revocation  of  such  license.  If the New York state police
discover as a result of the  recertification  process  that  a  licensee
failed  to  provide a change of address, the New York state police shall
authority as an exempt person pursuant to section 265.20.  In  addition,
fy  that  person's  status as a peace officer with the division of state
police. After completing the foregoing, the licensee  shall  remove  and
license,  number, if any, and name of the licensing officer, in the case
of the holder of a license to carry or possess, or the shield  or  other
number,  if  any, assignment and department, unit or agency, in the case
of an exempt person. The original transaction report shall be  forwarded
the discretion of the superintendent. [Records  assembled  or  collected
for  purposes  of  inclusion in the database created pursuant to section
400.02 of this article shall not be subject to  disclosure  pursuant  to
article  six of the public officers law.] The record book shall be main-
tained on the premises mentioned and described in the license and  shall
be  open  at  all  reasonable hours for inspection by any peace officer,
acting pursuant to his special duties, or police officer. In  the  event
of  cancellation  or revocation of the license for gunsmith or dealer in
firearms, or discontinuance of business by a licensee, such record  book
16-a. [Registration. (a) An owner of a weapon defined in paragraph (e)
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pursuant to state or federal law.  The  superintendent  shall  determine
section 9.46 of the mental hygiene law. All registrants shall  recertify
to  the division of state police every five years thereafter. Failure to
16-b.] The cost of the software, programming and interface required to
S 14. Section 2509 of the surrogate's court procedure act is REPEALED.
S  15. Section 58 of chapter 1 of the laws of 2013 amending the crimi-
nal procedure law and other laws relating to suspension  and  revocation
of  firearms  licenses;  private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or
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shotguns and establishing a minimum age to possess a firearm, is amended
a.  Sections  one,  two, three, four, five, [six, seven, eight, nine,]
ten, [eleven, twelve,] thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,  seventeen,
eighteen,  nineteen,  [twenty,]  twenty-one,  twenty-two,  twenty-three,
twenty-four, twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-six-a, twenty-seven,  twen-
ty-eight,  twenty-nine,  thirty,  thirty-one,  thirty-two, thirty-three,
thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six,  thirty-nine,  forty,  [forty-one,
forty-one-a,  forty-one-b,]  forty-two, forty-three, forty-five, [forty-
six, forty-six-a,  forty-seven,  fifty-one,]  fifty-two,  [fifty-three,]
fifty-four,  fifty-five,  and fifty-six of this act shall take effect on
the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law;
b. [The amendments to subdivision 23 of section 265.00  of  the  penal
law  made  by  section thirty-eight of this act shall take effect on the
ninetieth day after this act shall have become a law,  except  that  the
amendments  made  to  paragraph  (a) of subdivision 23 shall take effect
c.] The amendments to subdivision 1, paragraph (a) of  subdivision  3,
penal  law made by section forty-eight of this act shall take effect one
[d. The amendments to subdivision 16-a of section 400.00 of the  penal
law  made  by  section  forty-eight of this act shall take effect on the
e. The amendments to sections 400.02 and 400.03 of the penal law  made
by  sections forty-nine and fifty of this act shall take effect one year
after it shall have become a law;] and
[f.] C. The amendments to subdivision (b) of section 9.47 and sections
9.48 and 9.60 of the mental hygiene law  made  by  sections  twenty-one,
twenty-two  and twenty-three of this act shall not affect the expiration
and repeal of such paragraph and sections and shall be  deemed  repealed
S  16.  Severability.  If  any clause, sentence, paragraph, section or
S 17. This act shall  take  effect  immediately;  provided  that:  the
amendments  to  subdivisions  10, 12, 16-a and 16-b of section 400.00 of
the penal law made by section thirteen of this act shall take effect  on
the  same  date and in the same manner as section 48 of chapter 1 of the
laws of 2013 takes effect.
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BILL NUMBER:S3948A
until all facts are known or adjudicated.
those that can accept more than seven rounds of ammunition Section 35
seven rounds. Section 9 additionally repeals section 51 of the SAFE
Act which would criminalize the failure of a gun owner to report the
loss or theft of a gun to a police department within twenty-four hours
of discovery by making it a class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to a
year in jail Previously, such a failure was only punishable by a fine
not to exceed one hundred dollars. This amendment criminalizes this
failure or omission to act, without requiring knowledge or intent on
the part of the Person failing to act and without regard to his or her
ability to act. Conceivably, a victim of a robbery, hospitalized as a
result of injuries sustained in the robbery for more than 24 hours,
could be guilty of failing to make a timely report
Section 10 of this bill would repeal section 41-a of the SAFE Act
Section 10 of this bill also repeals section 46-a of the SAFE Act
ammunition feeding device a crime.
Section 10 of this bill also repeals section 47 of the SAFE Act which
Section 10 of this bill would repeal section 49 of the SAFE Act which
Section 10 repeals section 50 of the SAFE Act which would impose a new
Section 11 of this bill repeals the amendments to subdivision (8) of
Section 12 of this bill repeals those amendments of section 48 of the
Section 13 of this bill repeals section 53 of the SAFE Act which would
Section 14 amends the effective dates of the SAFE Act's various
sections. Section 15 is a standard severability clause.
Section 16 provides the effective dates of the various sections of
S3948A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
3948--A
Introduced  by Sens. MARCHIONE, BALL, BOYLE, DeFRANCISCO, FARLEY, GALLI-
VAN, GRIFFO, LARKIN, LIBOUS, MAZIARZ, NOZZOLIO,  O'MARA,  RANZENHOFER,
RITCHIE,  ROBACH,  SEWARD,  YOUNG,  ZELDIN  --  read twice and ordered
ary  --  recommitted  to the Committee on Judiciary in accordance with
AN  ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to the suspension and
revocation of a license to  carry  firearms;  to  amend  the  domestic
law,  in  relation  to  the applicability of certain provisions of the
penal  law,  large  capacity  ammunition  feeding  devices,  and   gun
licenses;  to amend section 58 of chapter 1 of the laws of 2013 amend-
ing the criminal procedure law and other laws relating  to  suspension
and  revocation  of  firearms  licenses;  private  sale or disposal of
a firearm, in relation to the effectiveness  thereof;  and  to  repeal
article  39-DDD  of  the  general business law relating to the private
mental hygiene law relating to reports of substantial risk  or  threat
of  harm by mental health professionals, sections 37, 38, 46 and 51 of
private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or  shotguns  and  estab-
lishing  a  minimum  age to possess a firearm relating to gun control,
possession  of  a  large capacity ammunition feeding device, 265.37 of
the penal law relating to unlawful possession  of  certain  ammunition
feeding  devices, 265.45 of the penal law relating to the safe storage
the statewide license and record database and 400.03 of the penal  law
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S 3. Section 656-a of the family court act, as added by chapter  1  of
S  656-a.  Firearms;  surrender and license suspension, revocation and
S  4.  Section 780-a of the family court act, as added by chapter 1 of
S 780-a. Firearms; surrender and license  suspension,  revocation  and
S 5. Paragraph h of subdivision 3  of  section  240  of  the  domestic
relations  law,  as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended
h. Upon issuance of an order  of  protection  or  temporary  order  of
protection  or  upon  a  violation of such order, the court shall make a
determination regarding the suspension  [and]  AND/OR  revocation  of  a
accordance  with  sections  eight  hundred forty-two-a and eight hundred
forty-six-a of the family court act, as applicable. Upon issuance of  an
order  of  protection  pursuant  to  this section or upon a finding of a
violation thereof, the court also may direct payment of  restitution  in
sion  (e)  of  section  eight  hundred  forty-one of such act; provided,
however, that in no case shall an order of restitution be  issued  where
the  court  determines  that  the  party against whom the order would be
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issued has already compensated the injured party or where  such  compen-
S  6.  Subdivision  9 of section 252 of the domestic relations law, as
S  9.  Sections  37,  38,  46 and 51 of chapter 1 of the laws of 2013,
amending the criminal procedure law and other laws relating  to  suspen-
sion  and  revocation  of firearms licenses; private sale or disposal of
S 10. Sections 265.01-b, 265.36, 265.37, 265.45, 400.02 and 400.03  of
S  11. Subdivision 8 of section 265.02 of the penal law, as amended by
S 12. Subdivisions 5, 10, 12, 16-a and 16-b of section 400.00  of  the
and 16-b as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, and paragraph  (a-1)
of  subdivision  16-a  as  added  by chapter 98 of the laws of 2013, are
the]  THE  name and address of any person to whom an application for any
license has been granted shall NOT be a public record. Upon  application
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by  a  licensee  who  has changed his place of residence such records or
applications shall be transferred to  the  appropriate  officer  at  the
licensee's  new place of residence. A duplicate copy of such application
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weapon or to surrender it. A failure to apply or surrender  such  weapon
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within  such thirty-day period shall result in such weapon being removed
S 13. Section 2509 of the surrogate's court procedure act is REPEALED.
S  14. Section 58 of chapter 1 of the laws of 2013 amending the crimi-
shotguns and establishing a minimum age to possess a  firearm,  subdivi-
sion  b  as amended by section 4 of part FF of chapter 57 of the laws of
a. Sections one, two, three, four, five, [six,  seven,  eight,  nine,]
ten,  [eleven, twelve,] thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen,
twenty-four,  twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-six-a, twenty-seven, twen-
ty-eight, twenty-nine,  thirty,  thirty-one,  thirty-two,  thirty-three,
thirty-four,  thirty-five,  thirty-six,  thirty-nine, forty, [forty-one,
forty-one-a, forty-one-b,] forty-two, forty-three,  forty-five,  [forty-
six,  forty-six-a,  forty-seven,  fifty-one,]  fifty-two, [fifty-three,]
fifty-four, fifty-five, and fifty-six of this act shall take  effect  on
b.  [The  amendments  to subdivision 23 of section 265.00 of the penal
law made by section thirty-eight of this act shall take  effect  on  the
ninetieth  day  after  this act shall have become a law, except that the
amendments designating paragraph (a) of subdivision 23 shall take effect
immediately; and provided further that the effective date of the  amend-
ments  adding  paragraphs  (b)  and  (c)  to  such  subdivision shall be
suspended and not effective;
S 16. This act shall  take  effect  immediately;  provided  that:  the
the penal law made by section twelve of this act shall  take  effect  on
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