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  2. Gun laws in New York - Wikipedia

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    Most of New York State's gun laws are covered in two sections of New York Penal Law: Article 265 - Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons, and Article 400 - Licensing and Other Provisions Relating to Firearms. These laws ban handgun possession and provide exemptions, including individuals licensed to carry handguns or to possess them for other ...

  3. Necessity defense (New York) - Wikipedia

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    The Penal Law of the State of New York combines justification and necessity into a single article, Article 35. "Defense of Justification" comprises sections 35.05 through 35.30 of the Penal Law. The general provision relating to necessity, section 35.05, provides: § 35.05 Justification; generally.

  4. Forcible touching - Wikipedia

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    The New York State Legislature created the misdemeanor offense of forcible touching in the Sexual Assault Reform Act of 2000, in response to a series of sexual attacks that took place in Central Park in New York City, [3] including the Puerto Rican Day Parade attacks in June 2000, in which dozens of women were attacked and groped in Central Park by groups of men.

  5. NY SAFE Act - Wikipedia

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    The following day (the second full day of the 2013 legislative session), the New York State Assembly approved the legislation by a 104–43 vote, and Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law less than one hour later. [1] The passage of the law made New York the first to pass restrictions on gun laws since the Sandy Hook massacre.

  6. Assault - Wikipedia

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    In New York State, assault (as defined in the New York State Penal Code Article 120) [74] requires an actual injury. Other states define this as battery; there is no crime of battery in New York. However, in New York if a person threatens another person with imminent injury without engaging in physical contact, that is called "menacing".

  7. Sullivan Act - Wikipedia

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    The Sullivan Act was a gun control law in New York state that took effect in 1911. [1] [2] The NY state law requires licenses for New Yorkers to possess firearms small enough to be concealed. Private possession of such firearms without a license was a misdemeanor, and carrying them in public is a felony.

  8. Thomas J. Falk - Pay Pals - The Huffington Post

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    From June 2010 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Thomas J. Falk joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 18.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a 32.4 percent return from the S&P 500.

  9. Consolidated Laws of New York - Wikipedia

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    New York uses a system called "continuous codification" whereby each session law clearly identifies the law and section of the Consolidated Laws affected by its passage. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Unlike civil law codes , the Consolidated Laws are systematic but neither comprehensive nor preemptive, and reference to other laws and case law is often necessary ...