Crime Committee Report e.indd - New York State Senate

S2741
ADAMS, KRUEGER, MONSERRATE, PARKER, SERRANO
Tracking Ammunition
This legislation would require all manufacturers to use an Ammunition Coding System
(ACS) on all handgun and assault weapon ammunition sold in New York State; establishes an
ACS database containing manufacturer and vendor registries, funded through an ACS Database
Fund under the control of the State Comptroller and the Department of Taxation and
Finance; and provides penalties for unlawful sale of un-coded ammunition.
S2826-A
ADAMS
Failure to Report Lost Firearm
Failure to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in the third degree. A person is
guilty of failure to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in the third degree when he
or she intentionally fails to report such theft or loss as prescribed in section 400.10 of this chapter.
A person who violates the provisions of this section shall have any license validly issued, as
provided under section 400.00 of this chapter suspended. Failure to report theft or loss of a
firearm, rifle or shotgun in the third degree is a class D
Failure to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in the second degree. A person is
guilty of failure to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in the second degree when
he or she has previously been convicted of failure to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or
shotgun in the third degree and he or she intentionally fails to report such theft or loss as prescribed
in section 400.10 of this chapter. A person who violates the provisions of this section shall
have any license validly issued, as provided under section 400.00 of this chapter, revoked. Failure
to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in the second degree is a class C felony.
Failure to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in the first degree. A person is
guilty of failure to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or shotgun in the first degree when
he or she has previously been convicted of failure to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or
shotgun in the second degree and he or she intentionally fails to report such theft or loss as
prescribed in section 400.10 of this chapter. Failure to report theft or loss of a firearm, rifle or
shotgun in the first degree is a class B felony. §2. Subdivision 3 of section 400.00 of the penal
law, is amended by adding a new paragraph to read as follows: All applications and renewals of
a license to carry or possess a firearm shall include a provision, to be approved as to form by the
superintendent of state police, detailing the crimes prescribed in sections 265.21, 265.22 and
265.23 of this chapter.
S.3863 STEWART-COUSINS, HASSELL-THOMPSON, C. JOHNSON, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY,
PADAVAN, STAVISKY, THOMPSON
Regulate Push-polls
So-called “push-polls” are a deceptive campaign tool designed to influence public opinion. A
typical “push-poll” uses a phone bank to call thousands of voters with questions that smear or
denigrate the opposing candidate. Questions such as “if you knew that candidate A was a drunk
(or a womanizer or tax evader or drug user) would you still support him/her” are typical of
“push-polls”. “Push-polls” are designed to persuade voters to vote against an opposing candidate.
They invariably fail to identify the true source of the questioner, often masquerading as a
legitimate survey company.
Legitimate polls may sometimes use questions to measure the potential impact of different,
including negative, campaign messages but they are designed to measure the opinion of
an electorate, not persuade. Legitimate polling provides voters with the correct name of the
research firm conducting the poll. Legitimate polling only surveys a scientifically drawn small
sample of voters. The bipartisan American Association of Political Consultants has condemned
the use of “push-polls.” This professional association has drawn a distinction between “pushpolling”
and the legitimate survey research.
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