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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A08920Establishes the crimes of criminal sale of a flare gun in the first and second degrees; sets restrictions on and requirements for the sale of flare guns.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 80%
Establishes new criminal penalties and civil fines for selling flare guns to anyone under 21, and requires ID checks before any sale, so greater restrictions on acquiring flare guns.
No person, firm, corporation, or other business entity shall sell, offer for sale, or distribute any flare gun to a person under the age of twenty-one years.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds age-based sales restrictions, ID verification requirements, and new criminal penalties specifically for flare guns, which qualify as firearms under the topic definition; all provisions increase restrictions on purchase and transfer.
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