14 to 21 YEAR OLDS CAN SHOOT WITHOUT A LICENSE!!
     As part of a change in the law in 2006, people between 14 and 21 can shoot AT A RANGE under certain conditions. This provision of the law was added in 2000 and originally only applied to people between 18 and 21 when the PL 400 was changed to require that you be 21 to get a handgun license. Under the new NY state law that went into effect on Nov. 1st., 2001, you do not need a handgun license to shoot at a range under direct supervision of an instructor as defined under NY state law.  NRA instructors, a parent, guardian and others are recognized under the definition in NY State law.   The only limitation is that the handgun must be licensed by the person who is doing the supervising.  In general if you have a 14 to 21 year old child you can take them to the range with you to shoot whenever you want to and you can bring your neighbor's child as long as you have the written permission and you have a Hunter Ed certification.

NOTE:  Passages in Italic and bold are the new law.  Sections in Parentheses, ( ) are the sections sited in the new law.

PL  265.20 7-e. Possession and use of a pistol or revolver,  at  an  indoor  or outdoor  pistol  range  located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in small arms or at a target pistol shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by an association or organization described in paragraph 7-a
(7-a.  Possession and use, at an indoor or outdoor pistol range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated  organization organized  for  conservation  purposes or to foster proficiency in small arms or at a target pistol shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by the national rifle association for the purpose  of  loading and  firing  the  same, by a person duly licensed to possess a pistol or revolver pursuant to section 400.00 or  400.01  of  this  chapter  of  a pistol  or revolver duly so licensed to another person who is present at the time.)
of this subdivision for the purpose of  loading  and  firing the same by a person at least fourteen years of age but under the age of twenty-one who has not been previously convicted  of  a felony  or  serious  offense,  and  who does not appear to be, or pose a threat to be, a danger to himself or to others; provided  however,  that such  possession shall  be of a pistol or revolver duly licensed to and shall be used under the immediate supervision, guidance and instruction of, a person specified in  paragraph seven of this subdivision.
     (7.  Possession, at an indoor or outdoor shooting range for the purpose of loading and firing, of a rifle or shotgun, the  propelling  force  of which  is gunpowder by a person under sixteen years of age but not under twelve, under the immediate supervision, guidance and instruction of (a) a duly commissioned officer of the United States army, navy, air  force, marine  corps  or  coast guard, or of the national guard of the state of New York; or (b) a duly qualified adult citizen of the United States who has been granted a certificate as an instructor in small  arms practice issued by the United States army, navy, air force or marine corps, or by the adjutant general of this state, or by the national rifle association of  America,  a not-for-profit corporation duly organized under the laws of this state; or (c) a parent, guardian, or a person over  the  age  of eighteen designated in writing by such parent or guardian who shall have a certificate of qualification in responsible hunting, including safety, ethics,  and  landowner relations-hunter relations, issued or honored by the department of environmental conservation; or (d) an  agent  of  the department of environmental conservation appointed to conduct courses in responsible hunting practices pursuant to article eleven of the environmental conservation law.)
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