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A 1920: Prohibits entry to gun shows to anyone under twelve years of age.
What A 1920 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the general business law to increase age requirements for gun shows. It requires firearm exhibitors to notify buyers in writing that a national instant criminal background check must be completed prior to all firearm sales or transfers. The bill also coordinates with the division of state police to provide access to perform a national instant criminal background check at gun shows. Additionally, it requires firearm dealers to provide a copy of the ATF Form 4473 to buyers and maintain the form for inspection by law enforcement agencies for a period of ten years. The bill further prohibits entrance to the gun show of any person under the age of twelve years of age. The changes will take effect immediately.
Bill journey
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to economic development (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to economic development |
| Jan. 14, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 14, 2025 · 352 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1920 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, DINOWITZ, PAULIN, COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to age require- ments for gun shows The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 1 of section 896 of 2 the general business law, paragraph (b) as added by chapter 189 of the 3 laws of 2000 and paragraph (c) as amended by chapter 371 of the laws of 4 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows: 5 (b) notify all firearm exhibitors in writing that a national instant 6 criminal background check must be completed prior to all firearm sales 7 or transfers, including sales or transfers of rifles or shotguns; [and] 8 (c) coordinate with the division of state police to provide access at 9 the gun show to perform a national instant criminal background check 10 prior to any firearm sale or transfer. Any firearm dealer licensed under 11 federal law who submits a request to the division of state police to 12 perform a national instant criminal background check pursuant to this 13 paragraph shall provide the seller or transferor of the firearm, rifle 14 or shotgun with a copy of the United States Department of Treasury, 15 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and Explosives Form ATF F 4473 16 and such dealer shall maintain such form and make such form available 17 for inspection by law enforcement agencies for a period of ten years 18 thereafter[.]; and 19 (d) prohibit entrance to the gun show of any person who is under the 20 age of twelve years of age. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD05206-01-5
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