§ 265.45 Safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
No person who owns or is custodian of a rifle, shotgun or firearm who
resides with an individual who such person knows or has reason to know
is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)
(1), (4), (8) or (9) shall store or otherwise leave such rifle, shotgun
or firearm out of his or her immediate possession or control without
having first securely locked such rifle, shotgun or firearm in an
appropriate safe storage depository or rendered it incapable of being
fired by use of a gun locking device appropriate to that weapon. For
purposes of this section “safe storage depository” shall mean a safe or
other secure container which, when locked, is incapable of being opened
without the key, combination or other unlocking mechanism and is capable
of preventing an unauthorized person from obtaining access to and
possession of the weapon contained therein. With respect to a person who
is prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to 18 USC § 922(g)(9),
for purposes of this section, this section applies only if such person
has been convicted of a crime included in subdivision one of section
370.15 of the criminal procedure law and such gun is possessed within
five years from the later of the date of conviction or completion of
sentence. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect, impair or
supersede any special or local act relating to the safe storage of
rifles, shotguns or firearms which impose additional requirements on the
owner or custodian of such weapons.
A violation of this section shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
