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