A10504 – Regarding the selling and transferring actions, lower receivers, upper receivers, or anything not a rifle or shotgun after July 6th, 2022.Bill A10504.
(F) ANY OTHER WEAPON THAT IS NOT OTHERWISE DEFINED IN THIS SECTION CONTAINING ANY COMPONENT THAT PROVIDES HOUSING OR A STRUCTURE DESIGNED TO HOLD OR INTEGRATE ANY FIRE CONTROL COMPONENT THAT IS DESIGNED TO OR MAY READILY BE CONVERTED TO EXPEL A PROJECTILE BY ACTION OF EXPLOSIVE.
A10504 has expanded the definition of firearm under which possession of such would open an individual to a possession prosecution. Today, the average citizen will be charged with felony possession of a firearm if they:
a) possess a pistol or revolver, b) possess a sawed-off shotgun, c) possess a short-barreled rifle, d) possess any rifle or shotgun modified to be less than 26″ longer, e) possess an ‘assault weapon’
The exceptions to this rule are if you are a police officer and thus partially exempt from some sections in 400 and 265 of the penal code or you have a pistol permit in which case it says you are exempt from “a” or you have your assault weapon registered which would exempt you from “d”.
July 6th, when A10504 goes into effect, the state has added “F” to the definition list of penal 265.00.
f) classifies firearms to include others (E.g. shockwaves, lowers, uppers, bolt action receivers, etc.).
There is no exception in the law except for police/peace officers. No pistol permit or registration exemption allows you to possess B, C, D and now F for the mere citizen.
Rifles and shotguns are not “firearms” in NY penal law. They are not defined and not subject to any penal code. If you get in trouble with a rifle or shotgun it is likely a menacing or weapons charge where a deadly weapon is anything from a fist to a hammer to a rifle. You are not ‘typically’ charged with the penal code under firearms for a rifle or shotgun. Only A through E as amended in A10504.
This is not legal advice….
We will not be selling or transferring lowers or uppers or bolt action “actions” or anything that is not a complete rifle or shotgun, fired from the shoulder with a 16 or 18.5″ barrel legal to hunt with under NY Environmental Conservation Law.
If you are one of the New Yorkers with stripped lowers, it is our suggestion to complete your build in a NY safe act compliant manner by July 6th. If you are one of the New Yorkers with a shockwave or AOW, we do not know what you can do other than turn them in to the police or sell them out of state by July 6th.
There is no provision in the bill to compensate people for the hundreds or thousands of dollars that have now been made summarily illegal to possess.
Again, This is not legal advice….
