{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-265.03","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Penal Law § 265.03","heading":"Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree","body":"§ 265.03 Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.\n  A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the second\ndegree when:\n  (1) with intent to use the same unlawfully against another, such\nperson:\n  (a) possesses a machine-gun; or\n  (b) possesses a loaded firearm; or\n  (c) possesses a disguised gun; or\n  (2) such person possesses five or more firearms; or\n  (3) such person possesses any loaded firearm. Such possession shall\nnot, except as provided in subdivision one or seven of section 265.02 of\nthis article, constitute a violation of this subdivision if such\npossession takes place in such person's home or place of business.\n  Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree is a class C\nfelony.","path":["Penal Law","Part 3. Specific Offenses","Title P. Offenses Against Public Safety","Article 265. Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/PEN/265.03","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"8de928fbb303641a51890c7043e29bd11a29c4484cd3fa82ae53b3a7128438d2","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-265.02","next":"us-ny/n.y.-penal-law-265.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}