Firearms Legislation - Bills on the Fast Track

[Rebel Darling]

Folks, these bills are on the fast track to be passed in both chambers and possibly being signed into law:

Senate Standing Committee on Codes
Senator Jamaal T. Bailey, Chair
10:00 AM, Monday, January 28, 2019
Room 124 CAP

Printed No.	Sponsor	Title
101A Refer to Rules	Kaminsky	An act to amend the penal law, in relation to limiting educational institutions ability to authorize the possession of a weapon on school grounds
1414 Refer to Rules	Parker	An act to amend the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in relation to establishing crimes relating to the criminal possession or manufacture of undetectable firearms, rifles or shotguns
2374 Refer to Rules	Gianaris	An act to amend the penal law and the general business law, in relation to establishing an extension of time of up to thirty calendar days for national instant background checks
2438 Refer to Rules	Kaplan	An act to amend the penal law, in relation to access to foreign state records
2448 Refer to Rules	Sepulveda	An act to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting the possession, manufacture, transport and disposition of rapid-fire modification devices
2449 Refer to Rules	Mayer	An act to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing the municipal gun buyback program; and to amend the state finance law, in relation to the municipal gun buyback program fund
2450 Refer to Rules	Krueger	An act to amend the penal law and the general business law, in relation to storage of firearms

[Rebel Darling]

working links to bills:

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S101

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S1414

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2374

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2438

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2448

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2449

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2450

 

 

[Rattler]

Anyone else see the utter stupidity in this particular statement?

"An act to amend the penal law and the general business law, in relation to establishing an extension of time of up to thirty calendar days for national instant background checks"

This system was installed years ago to improve the check.  It was proven it could be done instantly, eliminating the paper and the bureaucratic delay.

Seems the bureaucrats have installed a built in delay in the instant check system.  Only a grossly incompetent government could accomplish such a feat.

[Steve D]

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2450

I love this one especially this part:

18. NOTICE. UPON THE ISSUANCE OF  A  LICENSE,  THE  LICENSING  OFFICER
SHALL  ISSUE  THEREWITH  THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IN CONSPICUOUS AND LEGIBLE
TWENTY-FOUR POINT TYPE ON EIGHT AND ONE-HALF  INCHES  BY  ELEVEN  INCHES
PAPER STATING IN BOLD PRINT THE FOLLOWING:
  WARNING:  RESPONSIBLE  FIREARM  STORAGE  IS THE LAW IN NEW YORK STATE.
FIREARMS MUST EITHER BE STORED WITH A GUN LOCKING DEVICE OR  IN  A  SAFE
STORAGE  DEPOSITORY  OR NOT BE LEFT OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND
CONTROL OF THE OWNER OR OTHER LAWFUL  POSSESSOR.    FIREARMS  SHOULD  BE
STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION SEPARATE FROM AMMUNITION. LEAV-
ING  FIREARMS  ACCESSIBLE  TO A CHILD OR OTHER PERSON MAY SUBJECT YOU TO
IMPRISONMENT, FINE, OR BOTH.

What a waste of time, paper, and taxpayers money.

 

[Rebel Darling]

12 hours ago, Steve D said:

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2450

I love this one especially this part:

18. NOTICE. UPON THE ISSUANCE OF  A  LICENSE,  THE  LICENSING  OFFICER
SHALL  ISSUE  THEREWITH  THE FOLLOWING NOTICE IN CONSPICUOUS AND LEGIBLE
TWENTY-FOUR POINT TYPE ON EIGHT AND ONE-HALF  INCHES  BY  ELEVEN  INCHES
PAPER STATING IN BOLD PRINT THE FOLLOWING:
  WARNING:  RESPONSIBLE  FIREARM  STORAGE  IS THE LAW IN NEW YORK STATE.
FIREARMS MUST EITHER BE STORED WITH A GUN LOCKING DEVICE OR  IN  A  SAFE
STORAGE  DEPOSITORY  OR NOT BE LEFT OUTSIDE THE IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND
CONTROL OF THE OWNER OR OTHER LAWFUL  POSSESSOR.    FIREARMS  SHOULD  BE
STORED UNLOADED AND LOCKED IN A LOCATION SEPARATE FROM AMMUNITION. LEAV-
ING  FIREARMS  ACCESSIBLE  TO A CHILD OR OTHER PERSON MAY SUBJECT YOU TO
IMPRISONMENT, FINE, OR BOTH.

What a waste of time, paper, and taxpayers money.

 

Yeah...  That bill, in particular, really irks me.  Given the amount of responsible firearm owners in the state, I am dumbfounded at the baseless assumption that firearm owners are irresponsible buffoons inherent in this legislation. 

I'm curious to know how this law (and I do think it is on its way to being law in short order) will play out at deer camps. 

[Rebel Darling]

The Safe Storage bill was amended today.  The original legislation, I was told, wouldn't hold up in court due to Heller vs. D.C.

Here's the new bill language:

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/S2450

I gave it a quick, cursory read, and it takes into account minors with hunting licenses / permits.