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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly

S03647 Grants dealers in firearms access to the New York Statewide Police Information Network to allow law enforcement the opportunity to question persons that attempt to sell stolen firearms.

Direction

Firearms otherAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 80%

Gives licensed firearm dealers access to the NYSPIN law-enforcement database so they can help identify and report persons attempting to sell stolen firearms, enabling more coordination to recover crime guns.

The division shall cooperate, and undertake to furnish or make available to law enforcement agencies and dealers in firearms this information, for the purpose of coordinating law enforcement efforts to locate such weapons.

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Firearms purchase background checksAI label

Restricts gun access model confidence 60%

Extends dealer access to the statewide police information network (NYSPIN) for stolen-firearm inquiries, which supports existing background-check and tracing processes that prevent prohibited persons from acquiring guns.

granting dealers in firearms access to the NYSPIN database

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  1. Filed (completed)
  2. Committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both
  5. Governor
  6. Law

Status: Died (session ended)

Last action
2026-01-07: REFERRED TO CODES
Filed
2025-01-29
Committee
Codes
Sponsor
Dean Murray R

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Penal Law §400.10 to explicitly grant licensed firearm dealers access to the NYSPIN database for law-enforcement coordination on locating stolen weapons. This facilitates tracing and recovery of crime guns and supports dealer responsibilities in background checks and reporting suspicious sales, producing a net restrictive effect on illegal firearm access under the firearms topic. No provisions address transgender issues, abortion, or immigration enforcement.

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History (2 actions)
DateChamberAction
2026-01-07SREFERRED TO CODES
2025-01-29SREFERRED TO CODES