Back in January, we provided you with an update on the state of gun related legislation in New York. Since then, some of the original bills have advanced and an even larger list of bills have been added to the anti-gun pile. Gun grabbers in the State of New York are pushing exceptionally hard to strip you of your rights, the new bills that we are tracking which require immediate action can be seen below:
NY S 5952, Senator Parker, requires any firearm manufactured by a 3D printer to contain a unique identifying number and to be registered with the state police. This bill was introduced and referred to the Senate Consumer Protection Committee on March 4th.
NY S 5974, Senator Parker, requires firearm owners to obtain liability insurance of covering at least 1 million dollars in potential damages. This bill was introduced and referred to the Senate Insurance Committee on March 4th.
NY S 5813, Senator Sepulveda, and NY A 6024, Assemblywoman Simon, both bills relate to imposing excise taxes firearms and ammunition. S 5813 was introduced and referred to the Senate Budget and Revenue Committee on March 3rd, while A 6024 was referred to House Ways and Means Committee on February 25th.
NY S 744, Senator Hoylman-Sigal, a “Rapid-fire modification device” ban that includes any bump stock, trigger-crank, binary trigger system, burst trigger system, “pistol converter,” or any other device designed to accelerate a firearms rate of fire. This bill passed the Senate and was referred to the House Codes Committee on February 3rd.
NY S 5818, Senator Sepulveda, allows anyone (excluding state or local government officers and employees) to bring civil action against those who manufacture, distribute, or sell “assault weapons” or “ghost guns” or their parts within the state, including those who aid or abet or intend to do so. The bill also goes as far to explicitly state that defendants cannot use defenses such as ignorance of the law or belief in the unconstitutionality of the requirements. This bill was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3rd.
NY A 544, Assemblywoman Paulin, requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms when responding to reports of family violence. As always, these bills are infringements on due process rights. This bill was amended and recommitted to the House Codes Committee on February 28th.
NY A 6113, Assemblyman Benedetto, prohibits the issuing of firearms licenses to individuals on the federal no-fly list or terrorist screening database. This bill is also a violation of due process rights, and these lists have a long history of abuse attached to them. It was only last year that Tulsi Gabbard was placed on a domestic terror watchlist without any form of recourse, despite that fact that she had committed no crimes. The action itself coming as a form of political retribution from the Biden administration. NY A 6113 was introduced and referred to the House Codes Committee on February 26th.
NY S 5279, Senator Sepulveda, directs the state police to develop regulations regarding bulk purchase of firearms or ammunition and investigating those purchases for potential criminal activity. This bill is a direct infringement on gun owners’ privacy rights. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee on February 20th.
NY S 4790, Senator Sanders, requires a purchaser of any firearm, rifle or shotgun to submit to a mental health evaluation. This bill was introduced and referred to the Senate Codes Committee on February 12th.
NY S 4277, Senator Kavanagh, .50 caliber firearm ban. this bill was referred to the Senate Codes Committee on February 3rd.
The status of the legislation that we alerted you about in January can be seen here:
NY S 418, Senator Gianaris, prohibits the purchase of more than 1 firearm during any period of 30 days and its companion bill, NY A 1774, from Assemblywoman Rosenthal. Both of these bills remain in their respective House and Senate Codes Committees.
NY A 2228, Assemblywoman Rajkumar, requires background checks in order to purchase a 3D printer. This bill remains in the House Codes Committee.
NY S 2158, Senator Comrie, establishes a database of information relating to the sale or use of micro-stamped guns. (Micro-stamped referring to firearms with firing pins that imprint unique markings onto cartridge casings.) This bill remains in the Senate Codes Committee.
NY S 2089, Senator Kavanagh, expands background checks to include juvenile delinquency records for persons under age 30 when purchasing a firearm. This bill remains in the Senate Children and Families Committee.
NY S 1455, Senator Kavanagh, allowing the division of criminal justice services to certify the technological viability of “personalized handguns” and to establish requirements related to the sale of “personalized handguns,” along with its companion bill, A 1191, from Assemblyman Bores. (Personalized handguns referring to pistols or revolvers that could be programmed to function only when activated by the firearm’s lawful owner or other authorized user.) NY S 1455 remains in the Senate Codes Committee, while A 1191 was referred to the House Ways and Means Committee on January 28th.
NY S 1358, Senator Serrano, would require all pistols to be equipped with a permanent “Child Proofing Device.” This bill remains in the Senate Codes Committee.
NY A 437, Assemblyman Dinowitz, suicide warning signs would be required on-site at any establishment that sells, displays, or delivers firearms. This bill was reported from the House Rules Committee on January 22nd.
NY A 346, Assemblywoman Paulin, under 21 purchase ban. This bill remains in the House Codes Committee.
NY A 2060, Assemblywoman Rajkumar, requires any firearm manufactured by a three-dimensional printer to contain a unique identifying number and to be registered with the state police. This bill remains in the House Codes Committee.
As more anti-gun bills continue to pour into the legislature, we need you to remain steadfast alongside GOA in TAKING ACTION against them. Reach out to your legislators immediately in the form above and urge them to OPPOSE these anti-gun bills.
