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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A01902Relates to the definition of assault weapons; removes certain characteristics from the definition of assault weapons.
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↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 95%
Removes several features (such as a protruding pistol grip, thumbhole stock, flash suppressor, muzzle brake, bayonet mount, shroud, and fixed magazine over 7 rounds) from the list of characteristics that qualify a semiautomatic rifle, shotgun, or pistol as an assault weapon, so fewer firearms are so
(ii) [deleted: a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of]
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill strikes multiple characteristics from the statutory definition of 'assault weapon' in Penal Law 265.00(22), narrowing the set of semiautomatic firearms that are banned or restricted under New York law and thereby expanding lawful ownership and possession of those previously covered firearms.
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