Some of our friends in the legislature are making some noise on our issues.
Assembly Codes Committee agenda for Tuesday, May 22:
- A-3929, Clarifies that licenses to carry firearms may be issued to non-resident individuals.
- A-6083, Authorizes the possession and use of a single shot .22 caliber rifle by a person eleven years of age on a rifle range while supervised at an indoor or outdoor shooting range.
- A-9086, Creates a process for the issuance of a temporary permit to carry or possess a firearm for persons who are not residents of the state of New York; provides an affirmative defense to possession of a loaded firearm by certain persons and provides reciprocity for persons licensed in other states.
- A-9719, Allows individuals, duly licensed out-of-state to carry a pistol or firearm, authority to carry such weapon within New York state for a limited duration with proper documentation.
Senate Code s Committee agenda for Tuesday, May 22:
- S-2361, Provides that restrictions regarding the carrying of concealed weapons and licenses therefor shall be by statute only. This one isn’t so good as it does not make the state shall issue and licensing agents may simply refuse to issue any licenses if they are not permitted to restrict them.
Under Heller and McDonald, I don’t think they could refuse to issue permits. They could refuse to issue carry permits and only issue premise permits, which is by statute. I attached the statue below.
2. Types of licenses. A license for gunsmith or dealer in firearms
5 shall be issued to engage in such business. A license for a pistol or
6 revolver, other than an assault weapon or a disguised gun, shall be
7 issued to (a) have and possess in his dwelling by a householder; (b)
8 have and possess in his place of business by a merchant or storekeeper;
9 (c) have and carry concealed while so employed by a messenger employed
10 by a banking institution or express company; (d) have and carry
11 concealed by a justice of the supreme court in the first or second judi-
12 cial departments, or by a judge of the New York city civil court or the
13 New York city criminal court; (e) have and carry concealed while so
14 employed by a regular employee of an institution of the state, or of any
15 county, city, town or village, under control of a commissioner of
16 correction of the city or any warden, superintendent or head keeper of
17 any state prison, penitentiary, workhouse, county jail or other institu-
18 tion for the detention of persons convicted or accused of crime or held
19 as witnesses in criminal cases, provided that application is made there-
20 for by such commissioner, warden, superintendent or head keeper; (f)
21 have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of
22 possession, by any person when proper cause exists for the issuance
23 thereof, SUBJECT ONLY TO RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED BY STATUTE; and (g) have,
24 possess, collect and carry antique pistols which are defined as follows:
Yes, by licenses I meant carry.