A07574 Summary:

BILL NO    A07574 

SAME AS    Same as S 5465

SPONSOR    Hoyt

COSPNSR    

MLTSPNSR   Towns

Amd S400.00, Pen L

Provides that collateral loan brokers shall store firearms in the same manner
as gunsmiths and dealers in firearms are required to store them.

A07574 Actions:

BILL NO    A07574 

04/16/2009 referred to codes
04/21/2009 reported 
04/23/2009 advanced to third reading cal.410
04/28/2009 passed assembly
04/28/2009 delivered to senate
04/28/2009 REFERRED TO CODES
01/06/2010 DIED IN SENATE
01/06/2010 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/06/2010 ordered to third reading cal.502

A07574 Votes:

BILL: A07574  DATE: 04/28/2009  MOTION:                       YEA/NAY: 106/035

Abbate  Y  Cahill  Y  Englebr Y  Hooper  Y  Maisel  Y  Powell  Y  Skartad Y
Alessi  Y  Calhoun NO Errigo  NO Hoyt    Y  Markey  Y  Pretlow Y  Spano   Y
Alfano  Y  Camara  Y  Espaill Y  Hyer-Sp Y  Mayerso Y  Quinn   NO Stirpe  NO
Amedore NO Canestr Y  Farrell Y  Jacobs  Y  McDonou Y  Rabbitt NO Sweeney Y
Arroyo  Y  Carrozz ER Fields  NO Jaffee  Y  McEneny Y  Raia    NO Tedisco NO
Aubry   Y  Castro  ER Finch   NO Jeffrie Y  McKevit Y  Ramos   Y  Thiele  Y
Bacalle Y  Christe NO Fitzpat NO John    Y  Meng    Y  Reilich NO Titone  Y
Ball    Y  Clark   Y  Gabrysz NO Jordan  NO Miller  Y  Reilly  Y  Titus   Y
Barclay NO Colton  Y  Galef   Y  Kavanag Y  Millman Y  Rive J  Y  Tobacco ER
Barra   Y  Conte   Y  Gantt   Y  Kellner Y  Molinar NO Rive N  Y  Towns   Y
Barron  Y  Cook    Y  Gianari Y  Kolb    NO Morelle Y  Rive PM Y  Townsen NO
Benedet Y  Corwin  NO Giglio  NO Koon    Y  Nolan   Y  Robinso ER Walker  Y
Benjami Y  Crouch  Y  Glick   Y  Lancman Y  Oaks    NO Rosenth Y  Weinste Y
Bing    Y  Cusick  Y  Gordon  Y  Latimer Y  O'Donne Y  Russell Y  Weisenb Y
Boyland Y  Cymbrow Y  Gottfri Y  Lavine  Y  O'Mara  NO Saladin Y  Weprin  Y
Boyle   Y  DelMont NO Greene  Y  Lentol  Y  Ortiz   Y  Sayward NO Wright  ER
Bradley Y  DenDekk Y  Gunther NO Lifton  Y  Parment Y  Scarbor Y  Zebrows Y
Brennan Y  Destito Y  Hawley  NO Lope PD NO Paulin  ER Schimel Y  Mr Spkr Y
Brodsky Y  Diaz    Y  Hayes   NO Lope VJ Y  Peoples Y  Schimmi ER
Brook-K Y  Dinowit Y  Heastie Y  Lupardo NO Peralta Y  Schroed NO
Burling NO Duprey  NO Hevesi  Y  Magee   Y  Perry   Y  Scozzaf NO
Butler  NO Eddingt Y  Hikind  ER Magnare Y  Pheffer Y  Seminer ER

A07574 Memo:

BILL NUMBER:A7574

TITLE  OF BILL:  An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the stor-
age of firearms by collateral loan brokers

PURPOSE: To stem the illegal flow of firearms by regulating the pawning,
pledging, purchasing and selling of firearms by collateral loan brokers.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:  Section 1 applies laws and regulations of  arti-
cle  400.00  of  the  Penal  Law  pertaining to gunsmiths and dealers in
firearms to collateral loan brokers.

Section 2 establishes the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:  A 2006 field investigation by staff found that guns that
were being sold at pawn shops were offered for  sale  without  necessary
protections  found  at  other  gun dealers. Investigators were told that
they could buy guns even if they  were  unable  to  pass  the  screening
required before the purchase of such a gun. This disregard for gun sales
safeguards was cause for great concern.

This  same investigations also found that handguns at pawnshops were not
as well protected as those sold at other gun stores.  During  the  freak
winter  storm that hit Buffalo in October 2006, people were walking away
with armloads of guns because security measure which should have been in
place were not. That means that guns are being  put  into  the  hand  of
thieves.  Unlike  a  responsible  dealer in firearms this example illus-
trates how little thought and preparation was put  into  preventing  the
possibility of gun theft.

This  bill  seeks  to  create a fair and balanced level playing field of
legal safeguards to more adequately protect communities served by second
hand dealers.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.