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Int 0144-2004

Prohibiting the sale of a rifle or shotgun to anyone under 21 years of age.

IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2004-02-04Local Law 2005/006

Enacted as Local Law 2005/006.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2004-02-04Passed: 2005-01-18Enacted: 2005-01-18
Committee on Public SafetyPolice Department, Civilian Complaint Review Board, and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, courts, legal services, District Attorneys, and the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor.

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16 passed · 34 died

This bill: 334 days in committee

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Sponsors (29)

Allan W. Jennings, Jr.
Margarita Lopez
Eva S. Moskowitz
Philip Reed
Yvette D. Clarke
Betsy Gotbaum

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2004-02-04 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2004-02-04 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2004-11-15 · Committee on Public Safety
HeldLaid Over by Committee
2004-11-15 · Committee on Public Safety
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2005-01-04 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2005-01-04 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmended by Committee
2005-01-04 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2005-01-04 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Council
2005-01-05 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2005-01-05 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2005-01-18 · Mayor
AdvancedSigned Into Law by Mayor
2005-01-18 · Mayor
ActionRecved from Mayor by Council
2005-01-19 · City Council

Votes (62)

Aye (52)
Peter F. Vallone, Jr.Philip ReedErik Martin DilanJames F. GennaroAllan W. Jennings, Jr.Melinda R. KatzDavid YasskySara M. GonzalezVincent J. GentileGifford MillerJoseph P. Addabbo, Jr.Tony AvellaMaria BaezCharles BarronGale A. BrewerYvette D. ClarkeLeroy G. Comrie, Jr.Erik Martin DilanBill De BlasioSimcha FelderLewis A. FidlerHelen D. FosterJames F. GennaroVincent J. GentileAlan J. GersonEric N. GioiaSara M. GonzalezLetitia JamesAllan W. Jennings, Jr.Melinda R. KatzJohn C. LiuMargarita LopezMiguel MartinezMichael E. McMahonHiram MonserrateEva S. MoskowitzMichael C. NelsonJames S. OddoAnnabel PalmaBill PerkinsMadeline T. ProvenzanoChristine C. QuinnDomenic M. Recchia, Jr.Philip ReedJoel RiveraJames Sanders, Jr.Larry B. SeabrookHelen SearsPeter F. Vallone, Jr.Albert VannDavid I. WeprinDavid Yassky
Nay (2)
Dennis P. GallagherAndrew J. Lanza
Absent (2)
Helen D. FosterHiram Monserrate
Not voting (1)
Betsy Gotbaum
Excused (5)
Tracy L. BoylandRobert JacksonG. Oliver KoppellDiana ReynaKendall Stewart

Heard at (4)

City Council · 2005-01-05 · 12:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2005-01-04 · 10:30 AM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2004-11-15 · 10:00 AM · Committee Room - City Hall
City Council · 2004-02-04 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (7)

Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subdivision a of section 10-303 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended to read as follows: (1) is under the age of [eighteen] twenty-one; or § 2. Subdivision a of section 10-305 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 78 for the year 1991, is amended to read as follows: a. Minors. Any person under the age of [eighteen] twenty-one years may carry, fire, or use any rifle or shotgun in the actual presence or under the direct supervision of any person who is a holder of a rifle or shotgun permit, or for the purpose of military drill under the auspices of a legally recognized organization and under competent supervision or for the purpose of competition or target practice in and upon a firing range approved by the police commissioner or any other governmental agency authorized to provide such approval, or the national rifle association, which is under competent supervision at the time of such competition or target practice, provided that the rifle or shotgun is otherwise properly registered or exempt from registration by virtue of some other provision of this chapter. This exemption shall not apply to assault weapons. § 3. Subdivision e of section 10-306 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by local law number 78 for the year 1991, is amended to read as follows: e. A record shall be [keept] kept by the dealer of each disposition of ammunition or ammunition feeding devices under this section which shall show the type, caliber and quantity of ammunition or ammunition feeding devices disposed of, the name and address of the person receiving same, the caliber, make, model, manufacturer’s name and serial number of the rifle or shotgun for which the purchaser is purchasing ammunition, the date and time of the transaction, and the number of the permit and certificate exhibited or description of the proof of exemption exhibited as required by this section. Such information shall be made available to all law enforcement agencies. § 4. This local law shall take effect ninety days after its enactment into law.