STATE OF NEW YORK
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544
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 5, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, ADDABBO, BRESLIN, JACKSON, KRUEGER,
RIVERA, SERRANO, STAVISKY -- 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 unlawful procurement
of a firearm
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.67 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 265.67 Unlawful procurement of a firearm.
4 A person is guilty of unlawful procurement of a firearm when:
5 1. He or she purchases or takes possession of more than one firearm
6 from any dealer in firearms during any thirty day period; or
7 2. Being a dealer in firearms, he or she sells or transfers a firearm
8 to any person who has purchased or taken possession of a firearm during
9 the previous thirty days.
10 Unlawful procurement of a firearm is a class A misdemeanor.
11 § 2. Section 265.20 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
12 vision f to read as follows:
13 f. Section 265.67 of this article shall not apply to:
14 1. Any law enforcement or corrections agency, or police or corrections
15 officer acting within the course and scope of his or her employment or
16 official duties;
17 2. A United States Marshal, member of the armed forces of the United
18 States or the National Guard, or a federal official, who is required to
19 possess a firearm in the operation of his or her official duties;
20 3. Licensed firearms manufacturers, importers or dealers, while
21 engaged in the course and scope of their activities as licensees,
22 provided that the transfers are between licensees and all such licensees
23 are properly licensed under federal, state and local law;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 4. A gunsmith acquiring firearms solely for the purposes of service or
2 repair, or the lawful owner of the firearms retrieving the firearms back
3 from such a gunsmith;
4 5. A common carrier, warehouseman or other person engaged in the busi-
5 ness of transporting or storing goods, to the extent that the possession
6 or receipt of any firearm is in the ordinary course of business, and not
7 for the personal use of any such person;
8 6. A person acquiring firearms by operation of law upon the death of
9 the former owner of the firearms; or
10 7. A person whose firearm was stolen or irretrievably lost and who
11 considers it essential that the firearm be replaced immediately, if:
12 (a) the person provides the seller or transferor with a copy of an
13 official police report describing the loss or theft of the firearm. The
14 official police report must contain the name and address of the firearm
15 owner, a description of the firearm, the location of the loss or theft,
16 the date of the loss or theft, and the date the loss or theft was
17 reported to the law enforcement agency; and
18 (b) the loss or theft occurred within thirty days of the person's
19 attempt to replace the firearm, as reflected by the date of loss or
20 theft on the official police report.
21 § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 400.15 to read
22 as follows:
23 § 400.15 Duties of dealers in firearms.
24 1. Each dealer in firearms shall prior to the sale of any firearm to a
25 person request approval of such sale to such person from the division of
26 criminal justice services.
27 2. Upon receipt of the approval of the division of criminal justice
28 services of a sale of a firearm, the dealer in firearms shall record and
29 report such sale to the division of criminal justice services within
30 twenty-four hours.
31 § 4. Nothing in this act shall prevent localities across the state
32 from enacting more restrictive laws regarding how many firearms may be
33 purchased within a certain period of time.
34 § 5. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
35 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.