AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT FOR FIREARM RELATED OFFENSES -- NYNY'S LAW

Summary

The bill creates a new sentencing enhancement that adds five years of imprisonment, to run consecutively, for anyone who uses or possesses prohibited firearms—including ghost guns, stolen guns, modified semi‑automatic weapons, or large‑capacity devices—when the act results in first‑ or second‑degree murder. It applies to users, conspirators and prohibited persons but does not create a new crime. The measure seeks to increase penalties for the most serious firearm‑related killings.

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