Air Rifles

[LoneHunter]

Hello all;  This is a up-date about Air Rifle and felon...Felon can have and hunt with them as long as .177 cal at 600 fps small game only as you would with a 22 cal rifle and it is NOT a firearm by DEC Law Enforcement Region 9 I did see you had  talk about it before but I did not see any real answer   

[jjb4900]

I always wondered how many felons buy hunting licences every year and hunt with firearms they aren't supposed to have.....and how many report deer or turkey they harvest, is there no database that tie the two together?

[LoneHunter]

Your right no there is not... With the SAFE Act will help as for deer and turkey they can Bow Hunt... 

[LoneHunter]

This is from the DEC. Some felon still like to hunt but wish to do it legal So now they can hunt small game and Bow Hunt I hope this will help some hunt legal...This was for a person I know of that wish to hunt and do some shooting and with the SAFE Act you can have your firearms taken do to some med you was on legal...We need to get Hunt Clubs to start including Air Rifle  shooting... 

 

"To: [email protected]

 

I have a question to ask and need an answer ASAP.

I am a felon and NOT on probation or parole I need to know if I can have and use Air Rifle to hunt with...

I do know that it has to be .177 cal or larger and velocity of 600 fps...

I have check here but I need some thing in writing I was told to ask you here...

 

Dispatch Central <[email protected]> Sat, Oct 5, 2013 at 11:21 PM

 

To:

 

Yes, DEC does not consider an Air Rifle a "firearm" according to ECO Mead (518-844-7210).

"Firearm" means (a) any pistol or revolver; or ( a shotgun having

one or more barrels less than eighteen inches in length; or © a rifle

having one or more barrels less than sixteen inches in length; or (d)

any weapon made from a shotgun or rifle whether by alteration,

modification, or otherwise if such weapon as altered, modified, or

otherwise has an overall length of less than twenty-six inches; or (e)

an assault weapon. For the purpose of this subdivision the length of the

barrel on a shotgun or rifle shall be determined by measuring the

distance between the muzzle and the face of the bolt, breech, or

breechlock when closed and when the shotgun or rifle is cocked; the

overall length of a weapon made from a shotgun or rifle is the distance

between the extreme ends of the weapon measured along a line parallel to

the center line of the bore. Firearm does not include an antique

firearm.

 

So, NYS does not consider an airgun a firearm. However, NYS and federal law prohibits felons from

owning or using firearms. According to the definition above an airgun is not a firearm

http://www.dec.ny.us

[shawnhu]

Awesome info there LoneHunter. Thanks for posting it.

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