Purchase of rifles and/or shotguns in contiguous states · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 265.40 Purchase of rifles and/or shotguns in contiguous states.
Definitions. As used in this act:
1. "Contiguous state" shall mean any state having any portion of its border in common with a portion of the border of the state of New York;
2. All other terms herein shall be given the meaning prescribed in Public Law 90-618 known as the "Gun Control Act of l968" (18 U.S.C. 921).
It shall be lawful for a person or persons residing in this state, to purchase or otherwise obtain a rifle and/or shotgun in a contiguous state, and to receive or transport such rifle and/or shotgun into this state; provided, however, such person is otherwise eligible to possess a rifle and/or shotgun under the laws of this state.
A New York resident who is otherwise eligible to possess a rifle or shotgun under New York law may buy or otherwise obtain it in a state sharing a border with New York, then receive or transport it into New York. ★ Other terms carry the meanings given by the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921.
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 4 — The Court Clerk: Penal Law; Volume 1 — The Court Officer in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Court Officer: Penal Law; Volume 3 — Your Career: Penal Law in Plain English.