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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A03316Makes it unlawful to wear a body vest while committing any crime while possessing a deadly weapon.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Expands the definition of the existing crime of unlawful wearing of body armor to cover any misdemeanor or felony (instead of only violent felonies) while possessing any deadly weapon (instead of only firearms, rifles or shotguns), and requires consecutive sentencing, so more enforcement against use
commits any misdemeanor or felony defined in this chapter while possessing a deadly weapon defined in section 10.00 of this chapter and in the course of and in furtherance of such crime such person wears body armor.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill broadens an existing penal-law prohibition on wearing body armor (a bullet-resistant vest) during commission of certain crimes while armed. It expands the scope from violent felonies with firearms to any misdemeanor or felony with any deadly weapon, and adds a consecutive-sentencing requirement. This is a firearms-related change to criminal penalties for use of body armor with weapons, but does not alter rules on buying, owning, carrying or making firearms themselves; therefore tagged only as firearms/other. No provisions address transgender issues, abortion or immigration enforcement
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