Relates to suspension and revocation of firearms licenses; relates to private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shotguns; establishes a minimum age to possess a firearm relating to gun control.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A2547
SPONSOR: DiPietro TITLE OF BILL:
An act to repeal chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, amending the criminal
procedure law and other laws relating to suspension and revocation of
firearms licenses; private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shot-
guns and establishing a minimum age to possess a firearm relating to gun
control
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
An act to repeal chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, amending the Criminal
Procedure Law and other laws relating to the suspension and revocation
of the disposal of firearms licenses; private sale or disposal of
firearms, or shotguns and establishing a minimum age to possess a
firearm to gun control
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The entirety of chapter 1 would be repealed.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND AMENDED VERSION (IF APPLICABLE):
JUSTIFICATION:
The New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013"
commonly referred to as the "SAFE Act," has been the most controversial,
contentious and divisive law ever enacted in the history of the Empire
State. Enacted into law through a Message of Necessity without a single
public hearing or opportunity for citizens to comment, the SAFE Act is
an unconstitutional and thus illegal law that eroded the Second Amend-
ment freedoms of all New Yorkers, criminalized millions of law-abiding
citizens and imposed a costly, massive new unfunded mandate on local
governments and local taxpayers. The SAFE Act undermines the right to
keep and bear arms, which is guaranteed to every American and enshrined
in the Constitution of the United States to safeguard all our liberties
against tyranny. Just as the Minutemen and colonial militia stood
against oppression at Lexington and Concord, so too have millions of
freedom-loving, law-abiding New Yorkers stood strong against Governor
Cuomo's SAFE Act. Nearly every County government across the State has
passed a legislative resolution opposing the SAFE Act, as have 51 Sher-
iffs and numerous law enforcement organizations. In the few months that
the SAFE Act has been law in New York State, it has already caused chaos
and confusion, needlessly subjecting citizens to potential prosecution
that is wholly unconstitutional. While various legislative remedies
have been introduced that address some of the most egregious and uncon-
stitutional parts of the SAFE Act, the inescapable reality is that the
SAFE Act must be completely repealed before this reckless law can do
even more damage to the Second Amendment freedoms that New Yorkers
depend upon. This legislation"- the "UNSAFE Act Repealer" would repeal
the SAFE Act in its entirety.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023-2024 A. 6193 -Referred to codes
2019-20: referred to Codes
2017-18: referred to Codes
2015-16: referred to Codes
2013-14: referred to Codes
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2547
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 17, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to repeal chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, amending the criminal
procedure law and other laws relating to suspension and revocation of
firearms licenses; private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or
shotguns and establishing a minimum age to possess a firearm relating
to gun control
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Chapter 1 of the laws of 2013 amending the criminal proce-
2 dure law and other laws relating to suspension and revocation of
3 firearms licenses; private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shot-
4 guns and establishing a minimum age to possess a firearm relating to gun
5 control is REPEALED.
6 § 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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