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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A00399Prohibits the manufacture, modification, sale, transfer, equipping, use, or operation of a robotic device or an uncrewed aircraft equipped or mounted with a weapon within the state.
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Firearmsweapon accessory restrictionsAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Prohibits manufacture, modification, sale, transfer, equipping, use or operation of any robotic device or uncrewed aircraft mounted with a firearm or other weapon, so fewer armed weaponized robots or drones are available.
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether or not acting under color of law, to manufacture, modify, sell, transfer, equip, use, or operate a robotic device or an uncrewed aircraft equipped or mounted with a weapon within the state.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 70%
Requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant before deploying a robotic device onto private property or for surveillance/tracking in situations where a warrant would be required for a human officer, adding a procedural restriction on police use of armed or surveillance robots.
Law enforcement shall be required to obtain a warrant, or other legally required judicial authorization, prior to: (a) deploying a robotic device onto private property in any situation in which a warrant would be required if the entry onto that property were made by a human officer;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill primarily bans weaponized robotic devices and uncrewed aircraft (including those equipped with firearms), which restricts the ability to make, sell, or use armed drones/robots under the firearms topic. It also adds warrant requirements for law-enforcement use of robotic devices, further restricting their deployment. Exemptions for defense contractors, testing of counter-weaponization tech, and certain explosive-disposal uses do not change the net restrictive direction on civilian or general armed-robot access.
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