Bill Text: NY A04428 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Allows individuals, duly licensed out-of-state to carry a pistol or firearm, authority to carry such weapon within New York state for a limited duration with proper documentation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-17 - held for consideration in codes [A04428 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A04428-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4428
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 4, 2019
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  B. MILLER,  FRIEND,  LALOR  -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing individuals  duly
          licensed out-of-state to carry a pistol or firearm to carry such weap-
          on within the state for a limited duration
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 400.15  to
     2  read as follows:
     3  § 400.15 Reciprocity with other states.
     4    1.  Notwithstanding  any  other  provision of law to the contrary, any
     5  person duly licensed to carry a pistol or firearm by  another  jurisdic-
     6  tion  within  the United States shall be allowed to carry such pistol or
     7  firearm within New York state for a period of time  not  to  exceed  one
     8  month.  Persons intending to stay in the state in excess of one month or
     9  persons changing residence or  domicile  to  New  York  state  shall  be
    10  required  to  comply  with  all  state  or  local laws pertaining to the
    11  licensing of firearms.
    12    2. Persons carrying a firearm under the  provisions  of  this  section
    13  shall  be  required to:  (a) carry the out-of-state permit together with
    14  valid identification whenever the  person  is  carrying  the  pistol  or
    15  firearm;  (b)  disclose  to  any law enforcement officer that the person
    16  holds a valid permit and is carrying a pistol or firearm when approached
    17  or addressed by the officer, and shall display both the permit  and  the
    18  proper identification upon the request of a law enforcement officer.
    19    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06578-01-9