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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A01801Permits 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 statewide license and record database.
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Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Exempts certain licensed individuals (pistol/revolver carriers, semi-automatic rifle purchasers, and hunters) from the requirement to contact the statewide license and record database when buying ammunition, so fewer background checks for ammunition purchases.
permitting certain licensed individuals to purchase or take possession of ammunition without requiring contacting the statewide license and record database
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends the penal law to exempt holders of specific firearms licenses and hunting licenses from the ammunition background check requirement via the statewide database, directly reducing restrictions on ammunition purchases for those groups.
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