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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
S03133Prohibits the manufacture, modification, sale, transfer, equipping, use, or operation of a robotic device or an uncrewed aircraft equipped or mounted with a weapon within the state.
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Firearmsweapon accessory restrictionsAI label
↓Restricts gun accessmodel confidence 90%
Prohibits manufacture, modification, sale, transfer, equipping, use or operation of any robotic device or uncrewed aircraft mounted with a weapon (explicitly including firearms), so fewer armed weaponized systems are available or usable.
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether or not acting under color of law, to manufacture, modify, sell, transfer, equip, use, or operate a robotic device or an uncrewed aircraft equipped or mounted with a weapon within the state.
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FirearmsotherAI label
↑Expands gun accessmodel confidence 70%
Creates exceptions allowing defense contractors, certain developers testing countermeasures, and government officials (including law enforcement with warrants) to use weaponized robotic devices or uncrewed aircraft in limited circumstances, so some continued access for those actors.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to: (a) a defense industrial company with respect to robotic devices and uncrewed aircraft that are within the scope of its contract with the United States department of defense;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill primarily restricts by banning weaponized (including firearm-equipped) robots and drones for most persons and uses, with the core prohibition directly addressing firearm accessories on such devices. Limited exceptions for defense, testing, and law enforcement create a mixed but secondary expanding effect for authorized actors; no other listed topics are substantively addressed.
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