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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A04140Requires certain evidence or samples for DNA analysis to be accepted by the New York state police forensic investigation center from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and criminal possession of a firearm.
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↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Requires the state police forensic lab to accept firearms, ammunition and magazines for DNA testing in illegal-possession cases, which increases the forensic tools available to prosecute illegal gun possession.
the New York state police forensic investigation center shall accept evidence items or samples for DNA analysis from any firearm, rifle, shotgun, ammunition or magazine loading device when the sole charge is criminal possession of a weapon
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Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2026-01-07: referred to codes
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2025-01-31
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Sponsor
Michael Reilly R, Jodi Giglio R, Philip Palmesano R + 3 cosponsors (3 R)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill mandates that the state forensic lab accept firearms, rifles, shotguns, ammunition, and magazine loading devices for DNA analysis in cases where the only charge is one of several degrees of criminal possession of a weapon. This expands the use of forensic evidence to support prosecutions for illegal firearm possession, thereby imposing a greater practical restriction on the ability to possess firearms illegally. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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