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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S02021Expands the firearm license to have and carry concealed, without regard to employment or place of possession, to include open carry.
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↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Amends the concealed-carry license statute to expressly authorize open carry as well, so more ability to carry firearms in public.
have and possess, and carry openly or concealed, without regard to employment or place of possession subject to the restrictions of state and federal law, by any person;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Penal Law § 400.00(2)(f) to add 'carry openly' to the existing concealed-carry license language, expanding the legal ability to carry firearms in public without regard to employment or place of possession.
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