A10337 Relates to licensing and other provisions relating to firearms.

↑Expands gun access model confidence 90%

Repeals the 2022 law (chapter 371) that added many restrictions to firearm licensing, carry, and related provisions, and amends the remaining law to remove requirements such as the 'good moral character' definition, social media and reference checks, certain training mandates, appeals process, and 3

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the general business law and the execu- tive law, in relation to licensing and other provisions relating to firearms; and to repeal certain provisions of the penal law, the exec- utive law, the general business law, the state finance law and chapter 371 of the laws of 2022 amending the penal law and other laws relating to licensing and other provisions relating to firearms, relating ther- eto

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↑Expands gun access model confidence 85%

Amends licensing to remove the 'proper cause' requirement for concealed carry licenses (replacing the post-Bruen 'may-issue' standard with shall-issue for eligible applicants) and expands eligible license types and possession rights.

have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of possession [deleted: subject to the restrictions of state and federal law], by any person when proper cause exists for the issuance thereof;

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↑Expands gun access model confidence 80%

Repeals or removes several post-2022 background-check, application-detail, and database-check requirements (including social media, character references, mental health reporting expansions, and certain database cross-checks), resulting in fewer barriers to obtaining firearm licenses and purchasing/

[deleted: (i) names and contact information for the applicant's current spouse, or domestic partner, any other adults residing in the applicant's home, including any adult children of the applicant, and whether or not there are minors residing, full time or part time, in the applicant's home;] [deleted: (ii) names and contact information of no less than four character refer- ences who can attest to the applicant's good moral character and that such applicant has not engaged in any acts, or made any statements that suggest they are likely to engage in conduct that would result in harm to

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↑Expands gun access model confidence 85%

Repeals sections 265.01-d, 265.01-e, 235 of the executive law, subdivision 23 of 837 of the executive law, and paragraph 3-a of 265.20, which had created new criminal offenses and restrictions related to firearms; also removes extreme-risk protection order cross-checks and other post-2022 limits.

§ 4. Section 265.01-e of the penal law is REPEALED. § 5. Section 265.01-d of the penal law is REPEALED. § 6. Paragraph 3-a of subdivision a of section 265.20 of the penal law is REPEALED.

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