Int. No. 492 - A
By Council Members Yassky, Brewer, Fidler, James, Koppell, Liu, Nelson, Recchia Jr., Sanders Jr., Stewart, Martinez, Mark-Viverito, Gerson, Garodnick, Jackson, White, Jr., Dickens, Felder, Gennaro, Katz, Sears and Weprin
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the police department to submit to the council reports of crime involving illegally obtained firearms.
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision a of section 14-150 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new paragraph 8, to read as follows:
8. A report of the number of firearms possessed in violation of law that have been seized, disaggregated by precinct and type of firearm. Such report shall also include, disaggregated by precinct: (i) the number of arrests made and type of crimes charged involving firearms possessed in violation of law, including arrests for the distribution and sale of such firearms; and (ii) the total number and type of firearms recovered in the course of arrests made.
§2. This local law shall become effective sixty days after its enactment into law.
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11/14/08