Allows licensed judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors to carry concealed firearms in court if no magnetometer or security personnel is present.
New York Assembly Bill A01079 amends the penal law to allow certain judges, justices, and criminal prosecutors who are licensed to possess a concealed firearm to carry such a firearm in court. This permission is contingent on the absence of a magnetometer or security personnel at the court facility. The bill specifies that these individuals can carry the concealed firearm while acting in the scope of their official duties. This act takes effect immediately upon enactment.
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