STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2085

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 19, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. JORDAN, AKSHAR, GALLIVAN, HELMING, TEDISCO -- 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 definition of assault
          weapon

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the
     2  penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read
     3  as follows:
     4    (a) a semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept  a  detachable
     5  magazine and has at least one of the following characteristics:
     6    (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
     7    (ii) [a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of
     8  the weapon;
     9    (iii)] a thumbhole stock;
    10    [(iv)]  (iii)  a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held
    11  by the non-trigger hand;
    12    [(v)] (iv) a bayonet mount;
    13    [(vi)] (v) a flash suppressor, muzzle break,  muzzle  compensator,  or
    14  threaded  barrel  designed  to  accommodate  a  flash suppressor, muzzle
    15  break, or muzzle compensator;
    16    [(vii)] (vi) a grenade launcher; or
    17    § 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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