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N.Y. Penal Law § 265.04: Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title P. Offenses Against Public Safety
  4. Article 265. Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons

§ 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.

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