S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3304--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 24, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, BARCLAY, McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, FINCH, DUPREY, LOSQUADRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. OAKS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to exemptions for possession of firearms and other dangerous weapons THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law is amended 2 by adding a new paragraph 17 to read as follows: 3 17. POSSESSION OF A LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICE, AS 4 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION 265.00 OF THIS ARTICLE, 5 BY ARMED SECURITY GUARDS LICENSED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN-A OF THE 6 GENERAL BUSINESS LAW WHO POSSESS A VALID PISTOL LICENSE PURSUANT TO 7 SECTION 400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE 8 FORTY-SEVEN HOUR FIREARMS TRAINING COURSE SPECIFIED IN SECTION 9 EIGHTY-NINE-N OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW WHILE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF 10 THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES. 11 S 2. Section 265.20 of the penal law is amended by adding a new 12 subdivision e to read as follows: 13 E. SECTION 265.01 SHALL NOT APPLY TO POSSESSION OF A TRUNCHEON, BATON, 14 BLUDGEON, BILLY CLUB, BLACKJACK, OR SIMILAR TYPE WEAPON BY A LICENSED 15 ARMED SECURITY OFFICER. SUCH OFFICER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO HAVE APPROPRI- 16 ATE TRAINING, AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF STATE POLICE, BY REGULATION, MAY 17 PRESCRIBE, IN THE USE OF SUCH WEAPON, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE 18 DEFENSIVE USE OF SUCH WEAPON AND INSTRUCTION IN THE LEGAL USE OF DEADLY 19 PHYSICAL FORCE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER. THE 20 POSSESSION OF SUCH WEAPON SHALL ONLY BE PERMITTED UNDER THIS SECTION 21 WHEN SUCH OFFICER IS ENGAGED IN HIS OR HER LAWFUL DUTIES RELATED TO 22 EMPLOYMENT AS A LICENSED ARMED SECURITY OFFICER, OR IN THE TRANSPORTA- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06277-02-3 A. 3304--A 2 1 TION TO OR FROM SUCH PERSON'S HOME TO OR FROM HIS OR HER PLACE OF 2 EMPLOYMENT. 3 S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 4 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the superintendent of 5 state police may promulgate any rule or regulation related to the train- 6 ing requirement under subdivision e of section 265.20 of the penal law 7 as added by section two of this act.