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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A02402Requires that no applications, or the literature given therewith, shall be approved, distributed or used in any capacity if they contain an explicit written warning regarding ownership or use of a firearm.
Direction
Firearmspurchase background checksAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Prohibits gun license applications and related literature from containing explicit written warnings about firearm ownership or use, so applicants receive less information about risks or legal limits.
No applications, or the literature given therewith, shall be approved, distributed or used in any capacity which contain an explicit written warning regarding ownership or use of a firearm.
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Filed (completed)
Committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both
Governor
Law
Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2026-01-07: referred to codes
Filed
2025-01-16
Committee
Codes
Sponsor
Stephen Hawley R, Joseph Angelino R + 6 cosponsors (6 R)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Penal Law §400.00 to bar any explicit written warnings on gun license applications or accompanying literature regarding ownership or use of a firearm. This provision substantively addresses the firearms topic under the purchase-background-checks subtag by limiting the information provided during the licensing process.
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