Source:
http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/1.0/lrs-print/bill/S2230-2013

Section defining the characteristics of now banned 'Assault weapons:'
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S 37. Subdivision 22 of section 265.00 of the penal law, as  added  by
 chapter 189 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
 (a)  a  semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable
 magazine and has at least one of the following characteristics:
   (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
   (ii) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action  of the
     weapon;
   (iii) a thumbhole stock;
   (iv)  a  second  handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the
     non-trigger hand;
   (v) a bayonet mount;
   (vi) a flash suppressor, muzzle break, muzzle compensator, or threaded
     barrel designed to accommodate a  flash  suppressor,  muzzle  break,  or
     muzzle compensator;
   (vii) a grenade launcher; or

 (b)  a  semiautomatic  shotgun  that has at least one of the following
 characteristics:
   (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
   (ii) a thumbhole stock;
   (iii)  a  second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the
     non-trigger hand;
   (iv) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of seven rounds;
   (v) an ability to accept a detachable magazine; or

 (c) a semiautomatic pistol that has an ability to accept a  detachable
magazine and has at least one of the following characteristics:
   (i) a folding or telescoping stock;
   (ii) a thumbhole stock;
   (iii)  a  second handgrip or a protruding grip that can be held by the
     non-trigger hand;
   (iv) capacity to accept an ammunition magazine that  attaches  to  the
     pistol outside of the pistol grip;
   (v)  a  threaded  barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash
     suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer;
   (vi) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or  completely  encircles,
     the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the
     non-trigger hand without being burned;
   (vii) a manufactured weight of fifty ounces or more when the pistol is
     unloaded; or
   (viii) a semiautomatic version  of  an  automatic  rifle,  shotgun  or
     firearm;

 (d) a revolving cylinder shotgun;

 (e)  a semiautomatic rifle, a semiautomatic shotgun or a semiautomatic pistol
or weapon defined in subparagraph (v) of paragraph (e) of  subdivision
twenty-two of section 265.00 of this chapter as added by chapter one hundred
eighty-nine of  the  laws  of  two  thousand  and  otherwise lawfully
possessed pursuant to such chapter of the laws of two thousand prior to
september fourteenth, nineteen hundred ninety-four;
 (f) a semiautomatic rifle, a semiautomatic shotgun or a  semiautomatic pistol
or  weapon defined in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of this subdivision, possessed
prior to the date of enactment of  the  chapter  of  the laws of two thousand
thirteen which added this paragraph;
 (g) provided, however, that such term does not include:
 (i)  any  rifle,  shotgun  or  pistol that (a) is manually operated by bolt,
pump, lever or slide action; (b)  has  been  rendered  permanently inoperable;
or  (c)  is  an  antique  firearm  as  defined in 18 u.s.c.
 921(a)(16); 

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S 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
 A  person  is  guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
 degree when:

 (1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart  gun,  electronic
 stun gun, gravity knife, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal
 knuckle knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles,
 metal knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type sling
 shot or slungshot, shirken or "Kung Fu star"; or
 (2) ... (7)
 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth  degree  is  a  class  A
 misdemeanor.
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^^ I don't see any 'and' that would provide exceptions, doesn't this make
possession of a sand bag or bludgeon a crime?

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S  41-a.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.01-b to
 read as follows:
S 265.01-B CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM.
 A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM WHEN HE OR SHE:

 (1) POSSESSES ANY FIREARM OR; (2) LAWFULLY POSSESSES A FIREARM PRIOR  TO
 THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE OF THE CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN
 WHICH ADDED THIS SECTION SUBJECT TO  THE  REGISTRATION  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 SUBDIVISION  SIXTEEN-A  OF  SECTION 400.00 OF THIS CHAPTER AND KNOWINGLY
 FAILS TO REGISTER SUCH FIREARM PURSUANT TO SUCH SUBDIVISION.
 CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM IS A CLASS E FELONY.
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Isn't this making simple possession of any firearm a felony?