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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A00894Authorizes a person to pass their guns to an immediate family member through their estate.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Allows estates to transfer certain registered weapons directly to a child or spouse of the decedent without the normal sale, exchange or disposal restrictions that apply to such weapons.
any weapon legally possessed and validly registered pursuant to subdivision sixteen-a of section 400.00 of this chapter prior to such person's death and bequeathed or passed through intestacy to an immediate family member of the deceased.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds an exception to New York Penal Law § 265.00(22) that permits certain assault weapons or other restricted firearms that were legally registered by a decedent to be transferred via estate (bequest or intestacy) to a spouse or child. This reduces restrictions on inheritance and transfer of such firearms within immediate family, expanding the ability to own or possess them under the firearms topic. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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