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personalized handgun = smart gun Yes, S-7365 is on the calendar as well.

This is the last week the state legislature has sessions scheduled and bills are moving: A-2882/S-6649, Requires firearms dealers to post and provide written warnings to purchasers of dangers posed by access to weapons in the home, passed the legislature. A-7717B, Relates to who can be a...

A-7717B, Relates to who can be a petitioner for an Extreme Risk Protection Orders, has been amended in Codes. Out of sync companion S-8589. Assembly Codes agenda for Tuesday May 28: A-6663A, Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice; provides that after December 31, 2026...

Different bill text.

Here is the list of bills which Everytown’s Albany lobbyists advocated for so far this session: A-565A/S-2086A, Relates to establishing a voluntary waiver of the right to purchase firearms, rifles or shotguns. A-5873/S-3340, Relates to the reporting of Extreme Risk Protection Orders. A-5996...

City of Albany Resolution 63.61.24R, Declaring June 7, 2024 to be National Gun Violence Awareness Day and proclaiming June 2024 as National Gun Violence Prevention Month, is on the Common Council’s agenda for June 3.

Two new so-called gun buyback bills have been introduced to the City Council: INT 0933-2024, Requires the NYPD to conduct an outreach campaign to inform the public about the department’s gun buyback programs. INT 0934-2024, Requires the NYPD to establish a monthly gun buyback program.

A-5873, Relates to the reporting of Extreme Risk Protection Orders, passed the Assembly. Companion S-3340 on 3rd Reading.

The following bills have been Reported: S-2102, Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less than one hundred twenty hours when responding to reports of family violence. Companion A-2413. S-7365A, Requires reasonable controls and procedures to be taken with...

A-9862A, Requires payment card networks to use certain merchant category-codes for firearm dealers, has been amended in Consumer Affairs. Companion S-8479A. Senate Codes agenda for Wednesday May 22 @ 10:00am: S-2102, Requires police officers to take temporary custody of firearms for not less...

S-3340, Requires Extreme Risk Protection Orders to be reported to the statewide computerized registry of orders of protection and certain warrants of arrest, passed the Senate. Companion A-5830 on 3rd Reading since February.

Assembly Codes agenda for Tuesday, May 14 @ 11:00am: A-8085, Permits those licensed to carry or possess a pistol or revolver or to purchase or take possession of a semi-automatic rifle or licensed to hunt wildlife to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the...

Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Commonsense Gun Laws

Assembly Codes agenda for May 7: Senate Codes agenda for May 8:

S-6980A, Requires the dissemination of written materials regarding child access prevention and the safe storage of firearms to students and/or persons in a parental relationship to such students at the beginning of each semester or quarter of the regular school year beginning on and after July...

Why not? It's not as if they're getting any pushback from gun groups about it.

Senate Codes agenda for Tuesday March 26 @ 11:30am: S-1892, Relates to adding ammunition to the list of prohibited items to purchase or dispose of after certain convictions. Companion A-659. S-4818, Establishes a 10 day waiting period for the purchase of any firearm. Companion A-5696.

S-138A, Relates to certifying instructors in small arms practice; provides that after December 31, 2026 individuals certified as an instructor in small arms practice shall seek recertification subject to the standards and curriculum promulgated by the Division of Criminal Justice Services...

I believe there is something similar.

But forgot to use TP.

A new bill has been introduced to the City Council by Shaun Abreu. INT 500-2024, Requires the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop materials on the dangers of keeping a gun in the home and publish these materials online. The bill would also require the Department of Health and...

Attorney General James Secures $7.8 Million from Ghost Gun Retailer for Illegally Shipping Ghost Guns to New York

Congressman Lawler praises inclusion of extension of Undetectable Firearms Act in appropriations package

A new resolution was introduced to the City Council by Councilwoman Julie Menin. RES 149-2024, Calls on the federal government to invest at least $100 million in gun violence research through the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

New Yorkers Against Gun Violence sent out a solicitation regarding their Albany legislative agenda. It includes the following bills: A-4917A/S-4598A, Enacts the “School Anti-Violence Education Act”; creates a school anti-violence education program; establishes a school anti-violence education...

Senate Codes Committee agenda for Tuesday, February 27 @ 11:30am:

Attorney General James Wins Trial Against NRA and Wayne LaPierre

The City of Albany Common Council will hold a Public Safety Committee meeting on Tuesday, February 20 at 5:30pm to discuss Resolution 9.12.24R calling upon the state legislature to implement a Gun Violence Hotline and “consider toughing laws regarding the use and possession of illegal handguns.”

A-5873, Requires Extreme Risk Protection Orders to be reported to the statewide computerized registry of orders of protection and certain warrants of arrest, advanced to 3rd Reading. Companion S-3340 on 3rd Reading. S-8586, Requires a criminal history background check for the purchase of a...

New bill introduced to the NYC Council Committee on Public Safety:

Assembly Codes agenda for Tuesday 2/13 @ 11:00am:

A-8569/S-8044, Defines the term “mass shooting” for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding as a shooting incident in which at least four people are murdered with a firearm, rifle, or shotgun, passed the Assembly and Senate. Senate Codes agenda for Monday...

A-8569, Defines the term “mass shooting” for purposes of emergency response measures and access to emergency funding as a shooting incident in which at least four people are murdered with a firearm, rifle, or shotgun, advanced to 3rd Reading. Companion S-8044 passed Senate. S-2364A, Establishes...

S-3340, Requires Extreme Risk Protection Orders to be reported to the statewide computerized registry of orders of protection and certain warrants of arrest, advanced to 2nd Report. Companion A-5873.

Senate Codes agenda for Monday January 22: Assembly Codes agenda for Tuesday January 23:

Governor Hochul delivered her State of the State this morning. Her Budget Briefing Book does not call for specific gun control proposals, but does list some spending:

GIFFORDS PAC Endorses Congressman Tom Suozzi in New York Special Election

Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition to Stop Sales of Military-Grade Ammunition Used in Mass Shootings

Expect Tish James to go after individual board members for failing their fiduciary duties. Powel's $100K fine is a sign of things to come.

Attorney General James Announces Settlement with Former NRA Senior Strategist on Eve of Trial

Don't care. The Senate sponsor is an open socialist.

While the state legislature was not in session, Everytown’s Albany lobbyists reported lobbying Senate staff on bill A-6652/S-5902, Requires the submission of proof of personal liability insurance prior to the issuance or renewal of a license to carry a firearm. This idea has been around for...

New Yorkers Against Gun Violence is getting a raise. They are on track to receive $120,000 from the NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (same as last year) plus an extra $5000 courtesy of Councilman Chi Ossé. This at a time when the City wants to cut spending on schools, parks, and...

New bill appears to be inspired by a similar law in New Jersey, A-8333/S-7802, Enacts the “Safer Weapons, Safer Homes Act”; requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services to certify the technological viability of personalized handguns and to establish requirements related to the sale of...

Trump will use this in his campaign solicitations.