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Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) No person, firm or corporation engaged in the retail business of selling rifles, shotguns or firearms, as such terms are defined in section 265.00 of the penal law, shall sell, deliver or transfer any such rifle, shotgun or firearm to another person unless the transferee is provided at the time of sale, delivery or transfer with a gun locking device and a label containing the quoted language specified in subdivision two of this section is either affixed to such rifle, shotgun or firearm or placed in the container in which such rifle, shotgun or firearm is sold, delivered or transferred. For the purposes of this section, the term “gun locking device” shall mean an integrated design feature or an attachable accessory that is resistant to tampering and is effective in preventing the discharge of such rifle, shotgun or firearm by a person who does not have access to the key, combination or other mechanism used to disengage the device. The division of state police shall develop and promulgate rules and regulations setting forth the specific devices or the minimum standards and criteria therefor which constitute an effective gun locking device.
(2) Every person, firm or corporation engaged in the retail business of selling rifles, shotguns or firearms, as such terms are defined in section 265.00 of the penal law, shall, in the place where such rifles, shotguns or firearms are displayed or transferred to the purchaser, post a notice conspicuously stating in bold print that: “The use of a locking device or safety lock is only one aspect of responsible firearm storage. For increased safety firearms should be stored unloaded and locked in a location that is both separate from their ammunition and inaccessible to children and any other unauthorized person.”
(3) Any person, firm or corporation who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a violation punishable as provided in the penal law. Any person, firm, or corporation who fails to comply with the provisions of this section after having been previously convicted of a violation of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor, punishable as provided in the penal law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, General Business Law - GBS § 396-ee. Sale of certain weapons; locking devices therefor - last updated January 01, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/general-business-law/gbs-sect-396-ee.html
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