STATE OF NEW YORK
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                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                     January 9, 2023
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MAGNARELLI  -- read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend  the  general  business  law,  in  relation  to  certain
          required  training  for all retailers, dealers and sellers of firearms
          in New York state

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  898-b  of the general business law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 3 to read as follows:
     3    3. All retailers, dealers and sellers of firearms in  New  York  state
     4  and  their  employees or agents shall be required to receive training on
     5  how to identify  illegal  purchasers  of  firearms.  Additionally,  such
     6  training shall include elements to help trainees spot potential purchas-
     7  ers  exhibiting signs of mental illness, stress or anguish and/or may be
     8  a threat to others. The New York state police shall develop  and  imple-
     9  ment such training program.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
    11  it  shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
    12  ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
    13  tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be  made  and
    14  completed on or before such effective date.




         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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