Int 1724-2017
Requiring the PD to disclose gun violence information to applicants for firearm licenses and permits.
IntroductionEnactedCommittee on Public Safetyintroduced 2017-10-17Local Law 2017/236
Enacted as Local Law 2017/236.
Official record · Legistar
Agenda: 2017-10-17Passed: 2017-12-01Enacted: 2017-12-01
Summary
The bill would require that the Police Department provide applicants for firearm licenses and permits with a warning pertaining to the increased risk of suicide, unintentional death and death during a domestic dispute, in households with firearms.
Committee on Public Safety — Police 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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Sponsors (5)
Lifecycle
HeardHearing on P-C Item by Comm
2017-10-16 · Committee on Public Safety
HeldP-C Item Laid Over by Comm
2017-10-16 · Committee on Public Safety
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2017-10-17 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2017-10-17 · City Council
AdvancedApproved by Committee
2017-10-30 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmendment Proposed by Comm
2017-10-30 · Committee on Public Safety
ActionAmended by Committee
2017-10-30 · Committee on Public Safety
HeardHearing Held by Committee
2017-10-30 · Committee on Public Safety
AdvancedApproved by Council
2017-10-31 · City Council
ActionSent to Mayor by Council
2017-10-31 · City Council
HeardHearing Held by Mayor
2017-11-20 · Mayor
AdvancedCity Charter Rule Adopted
2017-12-01 · City Council
Votes (61)
Aye (52)
Melissa Mark-ViveritoInez D. BarronMargaret S. ChinAndrew CohenCosta G. ConstantinidesRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Chaim M. DeutschDaniel Dromm Rafael L. Espinal, Jr.Mathieu EugeneDaniel R. GarodnickVincent J. GentileVanessa L. GibsonDavid G. GreenfieldBarry S. GrodenchikCorey D. JohnsonBen KallosAndy L. KingPeter A. KooKaren KoslowitzRory I. LancmanBrad S. LanderStephen T. LevinMark LevineAlan N. MaiselDarlene MealyCarlos MenchacaRosie MendezI. Daneek MillerAnnabel PalmaBill PerkinsAntonio ReynosoDonovan J. RichardsYdanis A. RodriguezDeborah L. RoseHelen K. RosenthalRafael Salamanca, Jr.Ritchie J. TorresMark TreygerEric A. UlrichJames VaccaPaul A. ValloneJames G. Van BramerJumaane D. WilliamsVanessa L. GibsonVincent J. GentileJumaane D. WilliamsRobert E. Cornegy, Jr.Chaim M. DeutschRafael L. Espinal, Jr.Rory I. LancmanRitchie J. Torres
Nay (3)
Joseph C. BorelliSteven MatteoSteven Matteo
Absent (5)
Fernando Cabrera Elizabeth S. CrowleyJulissa Ferreras-CopelandJames VaccaJulissa Ferreras-Copeland
Excused (1)
Laurie A. Cumbo
Heard at (4)
City Council · 2017-10-31 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2017-10-30 · 10:00 AM · 250 Broadway - Committee Rm, 14th Fl.
City Council · 2017-10-17 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Committee on Public Safety · 2017-10-16 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (16)
- Summary of Int. No. 1724
- Int. No. 1724
- October 17, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Committee Report 10/16/17
- Hearing Testimony 10/16/17
- Hearing Transcript 10/16/17
- Proposed Int. No. 1724-A - 10/26/17
- Committee Report 10/30/17
- Hearing Transcript 10/30/17
- October 31, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-31-17
- Fiscal Impact Statement
- Int. No. 1724-A (FINAL)
- Legislative Documents - Letter to the Mayor
- Local Law 236
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - October 31, 2017
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. The administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 10-313 to read as follows:
10-313 Mandatory disclosure of gun violence information. Prior to issuing a license or permit for possession of a firearm, the department must provide applicants with the following statement in printed form: "Warning: The presence of a firearm in the home has been associated with an increased risk of death to self and others, including an increased risk of suicide, death during domestic violence incidents, and unintentional deaths to children and others."
Section 2. This local law takes effect 120 days after it becomes law.
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