Int 0260-1998

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision a of section 10-303 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: a. Requirements. No person shall be denied a permit to purchase and possess a rifle or shotgun unless the applicant: (1) is under the age of eighteen; or (2) is not of good moral character; or (3) has been convicted anywhere of a felony [or of] , a serious offense[;], or any criminal act which is subject to the concurrent jurisdiction of the family court and the criminal court pursuant to subdivision one of section eight-hundred twelve of the family court act; or (4) has not stated whether he or she has ever suffered any mental illness or been confined to any hospital or institution, public or private, for mental illness; or (5) is not now free from any mental disorders, defects or diseases that would impair the ability safely to possess or use a rifle or shotgun; or (6) has been subject to an order of protection issued by the family court pursuant to article eight of the family court act within two years of the filing of the application for a permit to possess a rifle or shotgun; or [(6)] (7) unless good cause exists for the denial of the permit. �2. This local law shall take effect within sixty days after its enactment into law. - 2 -