STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5597

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 18, 2025
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        Introduced  by  M.  of A. BUTTENSCHON, JONES, BARRETT, CONRAD, SANTABAR-
          BARA, SMULLEN, SLATER, TAGUE, GRAY, LEMONDES, HAWLEY, ANGELINO -- read
          once and referred to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to allowing  persons  partic-
          ipating  in  certain  formal ceremonies to possess a firearm, rifle or
          shotgun

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

     1    Section  1.  Paragraph (n) of subdivision 3 of section 265.01-e of the
     2  penal law, as added by section 1 of part F of chapter 55 of the laws  of
     3  2023, is amended to read as follows:
     4    (n)  persons not otherwise listed under this subdivision while partic-
     5  ipating in military ceremonies, funerals, and  honor  guards,  including
     6  but not limited to, a formal ceremony including a twenty-one gun salute,
     7  and/or any other formal ceremony honoring a person or persons who served
     8  their  municipality,  state,  and/or  country  in  an official capacity,
     9  provided, however, that such persons obtain prior approval from either:
    10    (i) the municipality in which such ceremony will occur; or
    11    (ii) the military, law enforcement, or  fire  prevention  organization
    12  hosting such ceremony; or
    13    § 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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