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New York Consolidated Laws, General Municipal Law - GMU § 139-d. Storage and display of firearms, ammunition and explosives

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. Any municipal corporation may by local law or ordinance regulate the storage, possession and display of firearms, ammunition or explosives.  Such regulations may provide for:

(a) the establishment and enforcement of standards of design, construction and maintenance of buildings and structures in which firearms, ammunition or explosives are stored;

(b) the establishment and enforcement of standards of security for the storage of such firearms, ammunition or explosives;

(c) the location of such buildings and structures;

(d) the quantity of firearms, ammunition or explosives which may be stored in such buildings and structures;

(e) the manner of such storage;  and

(f) the times and circumstances under which such firearms, ammunition or explosives may be displayed to public view.

2. The regulations provided for herein shall not apply to the personal possession, use or ownership of firearms or ammunition therefor.

3. The exercise of the power granted in this section by a county shall relate only to the area thereof outside any city, or village;  the exercise of such power by a town shall relate only to the area thereof outside the village or villages therein.

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