A09819 Summary:
BILL NO A09819
SAME AS No same as
SPONSOR Schimel
COSPNSR Englebright, Eddington, Paulin, Lafayette, Benedetto, Dinowitz,
Lancman
MLTSPNSR Glick, Gottfried, McEneny, Pheffer
Rpld & add S265.00 sub 21, amd SS265.10 & 265.15, add S265.38, Pen L
Requires semiautomatic weapons manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer
in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition; establishes fines for
violations of this requirement.
A09819 Actions:
BILL NO A09819
01/23/2008 referred to codes
A09819 Votes:
A09819 Memo:
BILL NUMBER:A9819
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to requiring
semiautomatic weapons manufactured or delivered to any licensed dealer
in this state to be capable of microstamping ammunition; and to repeal
subdivision 21 of section 265.00 of such law relating thereto
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires all semiautomatic weapons to
be equipped with a microscopic array of characters that identify the
make, model, and serial number.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This legislation repeals subdivision 21
of section 265.00 of the penal law and a new subdivision 21 is added
that all semiautomatic weapons manufactured or delivered in New York
after January 1, 2010 shall be capable of micros tamping ammunition.
JUSTIFICATION: Microstamping technology would give law enforcement a
tool that will provide evidence to help investigate, arrest, and convict
more people who use semiautomatic handguns in crimes. As the gun is
fired, information identifying the make, model, and serial number of the
gun is stamped onto the cartridge as numbers and letters. This technolo-
gy is designed to aid law enforcement officials investigating homicides
and other crimes by allowing them to trace firearms through cartridge
casings found at crime scenes. It will provide rapid leads at many crime
scenes which is so important in the first crucial hours after a homi-
cide.
Microstamping will help reduce gun trafficking of new semiautomatic
handguns by creating accountability. Legal purchasers who buy guns for
traffickers (straw buyers) will be deterred once they know crimes
committed with these guns can be traced directly back to them.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: NEW BILL
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: This legislation will not impose new costs on the
state of New York. No new database is required. No new employees need to
be hired by law enforcement or the state.
Manufacturers will incur minimal costs to adopt the new technology. The
anticipated cost is to be between fifty cents and one dollar per
firearm.
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2010.