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                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    March 11, 2015
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       Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- 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. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 22 of section 265.00
    2  of the penal law, as added by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, are amended
    3  to read 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)] a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held  by  the
   11  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    (b)  a  semiautomatic  shotgun  that has at least one of the following
   18  characteristics:
   19    (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
   20    (ii) [a thumbhole stock;
   21    (iii)] a second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by  the
   22  non-trigger hand;
   23    [(iv)] (III) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of seven rounds;
   24    [(v)] (IV) an ability to accept a detachable magazine; or
   25    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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