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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S00990Classifies criminal possession of a firearm from a class E felony to a class D felony.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Increases the criminal classification (and thus the potential penalties) for unlawful possession of a firearm or failure to register a lawfully possessed firearm, so more restrictions on firearms.
Criminal possession of a firearm is a class [deleted: E] D felony.
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill upgrades criminal possession of a firearm from a class E to a class D felony, increasing penalties and thereby restricting firearms access/possession. It also makes minor technical updates by removing gendered language and outdated references, which are neutral. No other topics are substantively addressed.
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