Restricts gun access model confidence 95%
Bans possession, manufacture, transport, disposal and defacement of 50 caliber weapons (with limited grandfathering via registration), so fewer people can own or make them.
Such person possesses a 50 caliber weapon.
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No change to gun access model confidence 80%
Requires registration of grandfathered 50 caliber weapons with the superintendent of state police and creates a state website to educate on which are illegal, imposing statewide rules on these firearms.
An owner of a weapon defined in paragraph (b) of subdivision thirty-seven of section 265.00 of this chapter, possessed before the effective date of this subdivision, must make an application to register such weapon with the superintendent of state police
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Status: Died (session ended)
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill adds 50 caliber weapons to the definition of 'firearm' and makes their possession a crime (new Penal Law § 265.02(11)), bans manufacture/transport/disposal/defacement, and creates a buyback program, all restricting ownership and access to these specific firearms. It also requires registration of pre-ban weapons with state police (with limited exceptions and transfer rules), which is a new statewide restriction but does not change local preemption rules, so neutral on that subtag. No other listed topics are substantively addressed.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | S | REFERRED TO CODES |
| 2025-06-13 | S | COMMITTED TO RULES |
| 2025-05-22 | S | ADVANCED TO THIRD READING |
| 2025-05-21 | S | 2ND REPORT CAL. |
| 2025-05-20 | S | 1ST REPORT CAL.1253 |
| 2025-02-03 | S | REFERRED TO CODES |