Proposed New York Firearm Legislation S03981
Legislation Overview
Title: Relates to establishing additional requirements to purchase a firearm, shotgun or rifle; requires a person to apply for a hunting license prior to the purchase of a shotgun or rifle; establishes additional requirements for all firearms, shotguns and rifles including taking a five hour gun safety course and exam, passing a shooting range test with 90% accuracy, providing notarized proof of a passed drug test and mental health evaluation, providing proof of purchase of firearm and ammunition safe storage depositories and passing a criminal background check.
Description: Relates to establishing additional requirements to purchase a firearm, shotgun or rifle; requires a person to apply for a hunting license prior to the purchase of a shotgun or rifle; establishes additional requirements for all firearms, shotguns and rifles including taking a five hour gun safety course and exam, passing a shooting range test with 90% accuracy, providing notarized proof of a passed drug test and mental health evaluation, providing proof of purchase of firearm and ammunition safe storage depositories and passing a criminal background check.
Session: 2025-2026 General Assembly
Last Action: REFERRED TO CODES
Last Action Date: January 31, 2025
Companion Bill: A00360
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Kevin Parker (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 63)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 31, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
