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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S02099Removes the prohibition on firearm silencers.
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Firearmsweapon accessory restrictionsAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 95%
Removes silencers from the list of prohibited devices for hunting and possession in the field, and removes silencer-related features from the assault weapon definition and criminal possession rules, so greater ability to own and use firearm silencers.
An individual in lawful possession of a device that will silence, suppress, or muffle the sound or natural report of a firearm when the firearm is discharged may use such device to hunt any game for which the individual is licensed, provided the host firearm to which the device is attached is allowed;
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FirearmsotherAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Repeals the general prohibition on possessing or using firearm silencers under both environmental conservation law and penal law, allowing their lawful possession and use for hunting when the host firearm is permitted.
No person except a law enforcement officer in the performance of their official duties shall use in hunting or possess in the fields or forests or on the waters of the state for any purpose: [deleted: the apparatus known as a silencer;]
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Status: Died (session ended)
Last action
2026-01-07: REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill substantively addresses only the firearms topic by repealing multiple prohibitions on firearm silencers (suppressors), removing them from restricted lists in hunting rules, assault-weapon definitions, and criminal possession statutes, thereby expanding lawful access and use. No provisions address transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement.
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