Bill > S09145

This bill amends various laws in New York to address the manufacture, possession, and sale of "ghost guns" - firearms that are either made using additive manufacturing or assembled from unfinished frames or receivers that can be used to create a firearm without a serial number. Key provisions include: - Defining "ghost guns" and establishing new crimes related to their possession and sale, including a new felony for unlawfully disseminating instructions for assembling a firearm. - Requiring that all major components of firearms manufactured or assembled in New York be detectable by metal detectors and generate images that can be adequately screened. - Mandating the registration and serial numbering of all ghost guns manufactured by gunsmiths in the state. - Prohibiting the sale of unfinished firearm frames or receivers except to licensed gunsmiths, peace officers, or federal law enforcement. - Increasing criminal penalties for certain firearms-related offenses involving ghost guns. - Adding the new offense of unlawful dissemination of instructions for assembling a weapon to the list of designated crimes for which wiretapping and eavesdropping warrants can be obtained. The bill aims to address the growing issue of untraceable ghost guns, which have become increasingly prevalent and pose risks to public safety.