Hi everyone,
I was reading through some of New York's convoluted penal code to brush up on firearm laws, and am not quite sure what to make of something. Hoping someone here who knows more than I do can help.
PL 265.02
A person is guilty of criminal possesion of a weapon in the third degree when:
(5)(i.) Such a person possessed three or more firearms.
For those not familiar with NY's odd terminology, "firearm" means essentially any pistol or short-barelled rifle/shotgun. So...I'm not sure what to make of this. I read the whole statue, and the rest of the section, and didn't see anything that qualifies this. But common sense tells me that even in PR of NY, it can't be a felony to possess more than three firearms. Can anyone shed some more light on this? Thanks
I was reading through some of New York's convoluted penal code to brush up on firearm laws, and am not quite sure what to make of something. Hoping someone here who knows more than I do can help.
PL 265.02
A person is guilty of criminal possesion of a weapon in the third degree when:
(5)(i.) Such a person possessed three or more firearms.
For those not familiar with NY's odd terminology, "firearm" means essentially any pistol or short-barelled rifle/shotgun. So...I'm not sure what to make of this. I read the whole statue, and the rest of the section, and didn't see anything that qualifies this. But common sense tells me that even in PR of NY, it can't be a felony to possess more than three firearms. Can anyone shed some more light on this? Thanks