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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A00458Requires training on how to identify illegal purchasers of firearms for all retailers, dealers and sellers of firearms in New York state; directs the state police to implement such program; makes related provisions.
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Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Requires firearm retailers, dealers, sellers and their employees to receive training on identifying illegal purchasers (including those showing signs of mental illness, stress, anguish or threat to others), so more scrutiny and barriers to illegal firearm purchases.
All retailers, dealers and sellers of firearms in New York state and their employees or agents shall be required to receive training on how to identify illegal purchasers of firearms. Additionally, such training shall include elements to help trainees spot potential purchasers exhibiting signs of mental illness, stress or anguish and/or may be a threat to others.
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FirearmsotherAI label
=No change to gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Directs the state police to develop and implement the required training program for firearm sellers on identifying illegal purchasers.
The New York state police shall develop and implement such training program.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds a training mandate for firearm retailers/dealers/sellers and employees focused on spotting illegal purchasers and those with potential mental health or threat indicators; this is a new restriction on firearm purchases under the purchase-background-checks subtag (even though it augments existing background checks rather than creating a new one). The directive to state police to create the program is a neutral implementation measure under the other subtag. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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