STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4464 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 9, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sens. HELMING, BORRELLO, GALLIVAN, MATTERA, OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, STEC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to authorizing the possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle in certain sport shooting and target practice facilities The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (o) and (p) of subdivision 2 of section 265.01-e 2 of the penal law, as added by chapter 371 of the laws of 2022, are 3 amended to read as follows: 4 (o) any establishment issued a license for [on-premise] on-premises 5 consumption pursuant to article four, four-A, five, or six of the alco- 6 holic beverage control law where alcohol is consumed and any establish- 7 ment licensed under article four of the cannabis law for [on-premise] 8 on-premises consumption, provided, however, that such establishment does 9 not have a primary purpose of facilitating sport shooting and target 10 practice activities; 11 (p) any place used for the performance, art entertainment, gaming, or 12 sporting events such as theaters, stadiums, racetracks, museums, amuse- 13 ment parks, performance venues, concerts, exhibits, conference centers, 14 banquet halls, and gaming facilities and video lottery terminal facili- 15 ties as licensed by the gaming commission, provided, however, that noth- 16 ing in this paragraph shall prohibit the otherwise lawful possession of 17 a firearm, rifle or shotgun in such a location when possessed for the 18 purpose of participating in shooting sports, including practice and 19 competition; 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04978-01-3