Bill Updates 4.27.25
SCOPE previously reported on the 10 Most Egregious Proposed bills in the NY Legislatures.  There were many others that did not make the 10 worst list but were still dangerous to 2nd Amendment rights.

A few words about the legislative process. 

1-Newly introduced bills are first sent to a committee where they will can sit indefinitely until the committee votes to send them to the full legislature for their vote. 
2-In the legislature, the bill must wait 3 days (referred to as 3 readings) before any action can be taken. 
3-Then it becomes the Majority Leader’s / Speaker’s decision if the bill will be brought to a vote. 
4-If the legislative body approves the bill, it is sent to the other legislature for their consideration.  (Note – there may or may not be a ‘companion’ bill already in existence and working its way through that legislature.)
5-The Governor can issue a ‘Message of Necessity’ declaring an emergency and the above process goes out the window.

There are so any anti-2A bills in the New York legislatures that it is hard to be current on all of them.  Most on the 10 worst are still in committees but a few of them - and some others – have advanced beyond committees and are, currently, the most dangerous.  Below is a list of those beyond committee in at least one legislature. 

A01210/S00362 – Establishes a ten (10) day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person.
S0362 in Senate eligible for a vote
A1210 in committee

S04277- Prohibits the possession of certain .50 caliber firearms.
S4277 in Senate eligible for a vote
No companion bill in Assembly

S03385 / A1962a - Establishes violations for the failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the presence of a minor or a prohibited person; repeals certain provisions relating thereto.
S3385 in Senate eligible for a vote
A1962a in committee

S0399 / A0199 - Makes it illegal for certain persons to possess or sell a pistol converter or a converted pistol.
S0399 in Senate eligible for a vote
A0199 in committee

S1985 / A0544 - Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence.
S0399 in Senate eligible for a vote
A0544b in Assembly eligible for a vote

A1191 / S1455 - Requires the division of criminal justice services to certify the technological viability of personalized handguns and to establish requirements related to the sale of personalized handguns; defines personalized handgun; requires the division to establish and maintain a roster of all personalized handguns approved for retail sale to the public; requires the division to report to the legislature on the technological viability of personalized handguns.
A1191 Passed Assembly and referred to Senate
S1455 In committee

There are 9 scheduled days left in this legislative term. 
They are: 28-29 May; 4-6 June; and 9-12 June. 
Members should consider calling or E mailing their legislators about these bills.

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A00929 – Grants the NY State Attorney General (AG) the power to investigate, prosecute, and seek injunctive relief (stop doing something) for the sale of firearms and / or ammunition to a New York resident without contacting the NY State Police for permission. The AG can bring civil or criminal actions in the NY State courts.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. Aimed at sales conducted outside NY State and violates Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution (the Commerce clause) and the Second Amendment.

A02228/S03562 – Requires a criminal history background check for the purchase of a 3D printer capable of creating firearms. Prohibits sale of that 3D printer to a person not qualified to obtain a firearm license on the basis of criminal history.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. 3D printers produce many things other than firearms. It is bureaucratic and costly in nature and not reasonable to require everyone to go through a background check in order to own a 3D printer.

S00418/A01774 – Establishes a class A misdemeanor to procure more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. Violates the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment.

S00658/A04085 – Requires persons possessing any firearm to hold a firearms safety certificate and establishes application and training processes. Certificate is only good for 2 years and entire process must be repeated to renew the certificate.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. Attempt to increase the cost of buying a firearm by adding a recurring cost every two (2) years, which puts it out of reach of many citizens. Adds more bureaucratic obstacles to exercising 2nd Amendment rights

A00346 – Unlawful for persons under twenty-one (21) to possess firearms.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. Age of majority is the threshold of legal adulthood and is 18 in most states. Joining “we the people” is recognized to happen at 18. One can join the military and fight wars at 18.

S05813 – Imposes an excise tax of 11% on the sales of firearms, major components and ammunition; establishes the gun violence prevention and school safety fund.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. Increases the cost of buying a firearm to put it out of reach of many citizens. This 11% plus existing federal excise tax of 11% on long guns and 10% on handguns plus 8% sales tax adds at least 29% to the cost.

A03376 – Requires liability insurance for owners of firearms, rifles, and shotguns.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. Increases the cost of a firearm. Also, it is very difficult, as best, to buy firearm liability insurance in NY State. Additionally, insurance does not cover illegal acts and criminals won’t take out a policy.

A01210/S00362 – Establishes a ten (10) day waiting period from contact of the New York State National Instant Background Check System (NYS NICS) before a firearm, shotgun or rifle may be delivered to a person.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. Arbitrary. Delays receipt of a firearm. Currently, immediate receipt after NICS approval or three (3) days if no NICS response.

S02158/A03021 – Requires the division of criminal justice services to establish and maintain a database relating to the sale or use of micro stamped guns in NY and to promulgate regulations regarding the provisions of information pertaining to the sale, delivery or use of such guns within the state.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. It is registration of firearms. Under 2014’s Crime Gun Identification Act, NYS spent $25 million to find out it wasn't effective.

S01358 – One year after enacted, all pistols or revolvers sold, delivered or transferred at retail must contain a child proofing device or mechanism to effectively preclude an average 5 year old from firing. Violations are a class A misdemeanor. The mechanical device shall include, but not be limited the following: capacity to adjust the trigger resistance to at least a 10 pound pull; capacity to alter the firing mechanism so that an average five year old child's hands are too small to operate it; capacity to require a series of multiple motions in order to fire the pistol or revolver.
SCOPE Position: OPPOSE. Makes gun inaccurate and unusable by adult in an emergency. Existing guns could never be transferred or resold at retail.

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