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The Laws of New York
Consolidated Laws of New York
CHAPTER 40
Penal
PART 3
Specific Offenses
TITLE P
Offenses Against Public Safety
ARTICLE 265
Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons
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Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree
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Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under sixteen
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SECTION 265.04
Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree
Penal (PEN) CHAPTER 40, PART 3, TITLE P, ARTICLE 265
§ 265.04 Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree.

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the first
degree when such person:

(1) possesses any explosive substance with intent to use the same
unlawfully against the person or property of another; or

(2) possesses ten or more firearms.

Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree is a class B
felony.