STATE OF NEW YORK
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3708
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 26, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. RANZENHOFER, FUNKE, LARKIN, SEWARD -- 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 possession of a rifle or
shotgun at a shooting range by a person between the ages of ten and
twelve
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law is amended
2 by adding a new paragraph 7-g to read as follows:
3 7-g. Possession, at an indoor or outdoor shooting range for the
4 purpose of loading and firing, of a rifle or shotgun, the propelling
5 force of which is gunpowder by a person under twelve years of age but
6 not under ten, under the immediate supervision, guidance and instruction
7 of (a) a duly commissioned officer of the United States army, navy, air
8 force, marine corps or coast guard, or of the national guard of the
9 state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of the United
10 States who has been granted a certificate as an instructor in small arms
11 practice issued by the United States army, navy, air force or marine
12 corps, or by the adjutant general of this state, or by the national
13 rifle association of America, a not-for-profit corporation duly organ-
14 ized under the laws of this state; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a
15 person over the age of eighteen designated in writing by such parent or
16 guardian who shall have a certificate of qualification in responsible
17 hunting, including safety, ethics, and landowner relations-hunter
18 relations, issued or honored by the department of environmental conser-
19 vation; or (d) an agent of the department of environmental conservation
20 appointed to conduct courses in responsible hunting practices pursuant
21 to article eleven of the environmental conservation law, provided that
22 the person providing guidance may provide supervision to only one person
23 between the age of ten and sixteen at any one time, and the firearm
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 being loaded and fired may be loaded with no more than one shell or
2 cartridge at any time.
3 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
4 have become a law.