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N.Y. Penal Law § 265.06: Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds

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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

§ 265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds.

It shall be unlawful for any person age sixteen or older to knowingly

possess any air-gun, spring-gun or other instrument or weapon in which

the propelling force is a spring, air, piston or CO2 cartridge in or

upon a building or grounds, used for educational purposes, of any

school, college or university, without the written authorization of such

educational institution.

Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds is a violation.

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