S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2611
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 26, 2015
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       Introduced  by Sens. SEWARD, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, LARKIN, NOZZOLIO, ORTT,
         RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed,  and  when  printed  to  be
         committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the general business law, in relation to the private
         sale or disposal of firearms, rifles and shotguns
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.  Subdivision 1 of section 898 of the general business law,
    2  as added by chapter 1 of the  laws  of  2013,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    1.  In addition to any other requirements pursuant to state and feder-
    5  al  law,  all sales, exchanges or disposals of firearms, rifles or shot-
    6  guns shall be conducted in accordance  with  this  section  unless  such
    7  sale, exchange or disposal is conducted by a licensed importer, licensed
    8  manufacturer  or licensed dealer, as those terms are defined in 18 USC S
    9  922, when such sale, exchange or disposal is conducted pursuant to  that
   10  person's  federal firearms license or such sale, exchange or disposal is
   11  TO THE HOLDER OF A NEW YORK STATE PISTOL LICENSE OR between  members  of
   12  an  immediate  family.  For purposes of this section, "immediate family"
   13  shall mean spouses, domestic  partners,  children  [and]  step-children,
   14  PARENT  OR  ANYONE OTHERWISE RELATED TO THE SELLER BY BLOOD, MARRIAGE OR
   15  ADOPTION.
   16    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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