NY Open Legislation

• BILL #A761-2011 (Gantt) 1/6/11:
  Prohibits persons from having or possessing a firearm, including, but not limited to, a pistol, revolver, and a "sawed-off" shotgun or rifle unless he has successfully completed a firearm proficiency examination, the standards for which are to be prepared by the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and the superintendent of the division of the state police; exempts police officers and retired police officers.; for which are to be prepared by the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services and the superintendent of the division of the state police; exempts police officers and retired police officers.
• BILL #A1106-2011 (Cusick) 1/7/11:
  Provides that fees for possession of firearms are waived for retired federal law enforcement officers.
• BILL #A2860-2011 (Pretlow) 1/21/11:
  Permits security guard companies, employing ten or more guards who are each holders of a duly issued, current special armed guard registration card, to perform security related work in the city of New York by armed guards without obtaining a New York city firearms special permit.
• BILL #A4503-2011 (Spano) 2/4/11:
  Allows current and retired police officers free fare to ride the trains and buses operated by the metropolitan transportation authority and affords such officers the same protections under law as provided peace officers.
• BILL #A5814-2011 (Losquardo) 3/2/11 & #S3722-2011 (LaValle) 3/3/11:
  Requires each county to establish a retired police officer firearms qualification course that meets state standards for training & qualifications: Requires each county to establish a retired police officer firearms qualification course that meets state standards for training and qualifications; requires counties to certify that such course has been successfully completed by applicants.
• BILL #S3692-2011 (Adams) 3/3/11 & #A5747-2011 (Abbate) 3/21/11:
  Creates two new assault crimes for an assault on a retired peace officer or police officer who was previously involved with the assailant through a law enforcement role with the assailant. Provides that intending to cause physical injury to such retired peace officer or police officer is assault in the second degree and intending to cause serious injury to such a retired peace officer or police officer is assault in the first degree.
• BILL #S4127-2011 (Golden) 3/21/11:
  Creates new assault crime for an assault on a retired police officer who previously arrested the assailant; assaulting such a retired police officer with intent to seek retribution is assault in the first degree.
• BILL #A6707-2011 (Tenney) 6/23/11:
  Authorizes the trustees or board of education of any school district to employ retired former members of police or sheriff's departments as special security officers for such school district upon approval by the department of education; grants such officers peace officer status.;
• BILL #A6903-2011 (Jeffries) 4/6/11:
  Authorizes the denial of access to public records or portions thereof that include the names or addresses of retired police officers, which if disclosed would likely result in public dissemination of such information, unless the requesting person demonstrates to the agency that there exists a compellling public interest in public dissemination of such information and that such public dissemination would not jeopardize the safety or well-being of such officers or the families of such officers.
• BILL #S5264-2011 (Ball) 5/9/11:
  Authorizes retired police officers to apply to the superintendent of state police for a firearms license that is valid throughout the state:
• BILL #A5119-2011 (Oaks) 5/24/11:
  Authorizes amendments to a license to carry or possess a firearm to be made by the filing officers or county clerk of each county, unless otherwise specified through resolution of the county's legislative body.
• BILL #S2994-2011 (Adams):
  A bill has been introduced in the New York Senate that would require gun owners to register all of their firearms. No provision or exception is included for active or retired police officers.