S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1204
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 9, 2015
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       Introduced  by Sens. SERRANO, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, SANDERS -- read
         twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
         Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the sale of child operated
         firearms
         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 265.18  to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 265.18 SALE OF CHILD OPERATED FIREARMS; CHILDPROOFING.
    4    1.  NO  PERSON, FIRM, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OR CORPORATION ENGAGED
    5  IN THE RETAIL BUSINESS OF SELLING RIFLES,  SHOTGUNS  OR  FIREARMS  SHALL
    6  SELL, DELIVER OR TRANSFER ANY CHILD OPERATED FIREARM TO ANOTHER PERSON.
    7    2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SECTION, "CHILD OPERATED FIREARM" MEANS A
    8  PISTOL OR REVOLVER MANUFACTURED TWELVE MONTHS OR MORE AFTER  THE  EFFEC-
    9  TIVE  DATE OF THIS SECTION WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHILDPROOFING DEVICE
   10  OR MECHANISM INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN OF SUCH PISTOL OR REVOLVER  TO
   11  EFFECTIVELY  PRECLUDE  AN AVERAGE FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD FROM OPERATING THE
   12  PISTOL OR REVOLVER. SUCH DEVICES OR MECHANISMS SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE
   13  LIMITED TO: THE CAPACITY TO ADJUST THE TRIGGER RESISTANCE TO AT LEAST  A
   14  TEN  POUND  PULL,  THE CAPACITY TO ALTER THE FIRING MECHANISM SO THAT AN
   15  AVERAGE FIVE YEAR OLD CHILD'S HANDS ARE TOO SMALL TO OPERATE THE  PISTOL
   16  OR  REVOLVER, OR THE CAPACITY TO REQUIRE A SERIES OF MULTIPLE MOTIONS IN
   17  ORDER TO FIRE THE PISTOL OR REVOLVER.
   18    3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE STATE POLICE SHALL, IN CONSULTATION  WITH
   19  SUCH  GUN  MANUFACTURERS AS SUCH SUPERINTENDENT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, ADOPT
   20  RULES AND REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS  FOR  CHILDPROOFING
   21  DEVICES OR MECHANISMS TO ENSURE THAT SUCH CHILDPROOFING DEVICES OR MECH-
   22  ANISMS ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE.
   23    4. ANY PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION WHO VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
   24  SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   25    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
   26  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04482-01-5