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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A03863Relates to the recertification process for firearms.
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↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Eliminates the requirement for all firearm licensees to recertify every five years with the state police (including providing personal information and an affirmation of eligibility), so licensees face fewer ongoing compliance obligations to maintain their licenses.
[deleted: (b) All licensees shall be recertified to the division of state] [deleted: police every five years thereafter, except as otherwise provided in] [deleted: paragraph (d) of this subdivision. ... Failure to recertify shall] [deleted: act as a revocation of such license.]
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Why the model tagged it this way: The bill strikes out the entire mandatory five-year recertification regime for most firearm licenses (including the requirement to provide updated personal and firearms information to state police, the revocation penalty for noncompliance, and the separate semiautomatic-rifle recertification rule with its fine). These deletions reduce the compliance burden and risk of license loss for gun owners, expanding the firearms axis. No provisions add new restrictions.
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