S 1770: Prohibits the advertisement of firearms as combat weapons; exempts the advertisement of such rifles, shotguns, or firearms for the purposes of recreation, hunting, self-defense or other legal uses of such firearms.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1770 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE January 13, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FERNANDEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Consumer Protection AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to prohibiting the advertisement of firearms as combat weapons The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 2 396-eeee to read as follows: 3 § 396-eeee. Prohibits the advertisement of firearms as combat weapons. 4 1. No person, firm or corporation engaged in the retail business of 5 selling rifles, shotguns or firearms, as such terms are defined in 6 section 265.00 of the penal law, shall advertise such rifles, shotguns 7 or firearms to the general public by means of advertisements in public 8 newspapers, magazines, by radio or television, or by electronic media 9 display advertisements, for the purpose of offensive assault or homicide 10 or other related offenses pursuant to article one hundred twenty-five of 11 the penal law. 12 2. For the purposes of this section, the advertisement of such rifles, 13 shotguns or firearms for the purposes of recreation, hunting, self-de- 14 fense or other legal uses of such firearms shall be exempt. 15 3. For the purposes of this section, the term "offensive assault" 16 means intentionally initiating and inflicting physical harm onto others. 17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05060-01-5