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Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under sixteen

ยง 265.05 Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under sixteen.

It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of sixteen to
possess any air-gun, spring-gun or other instrument or weapon in which
the propelling force is a spring or air, or any gun or any instrument or
weapon in or upon which any loaded or blank cartridges may be used, or
any loaded or blank cartridges or ammunition therefor, or any dangerous
knife; provided that the possession of rifle or shotgun or ammunition
therefor by the holder of a hunting license or permit issued pursuant to
article eleven of the environmental conservation law and used in
accordance with said law shall not be governed by this section.

A person who violates the provisions of this section shall be adjudged
a juvenile delinquent.

PEN 265.05 2014-09-22

Sections:

265. Firearms and other dangerous weapons
265.00 - Definitions.
265.01 - Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
265.01-A Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds.
265.01-B Criminal possession of a firearm.
265.01-C Criminal possession of a rapid-fire modification device
265.01-D Criminal Possession of a Weapon In a Restricted Location
265.01-E Criminal Possession of A Firearm, Rifle or Shotgun In a Sensitive Location.
265.02 - Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree.
265.03 - Criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.
265.04 - Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree.
265.05 - Unlawful possession of weapons by persons under sixteen.
265.06 - Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds.
265.07 - Gunsmith Fails to Serialize Firearm, Frame or Receiver
265.08 - Criminal use of a firearm in the second degree.
265.09 - Criminal use of a firearm in the first degree.
265.10 - Manufacture, transport, disposition and defacement of weapons and dangerous instruments and appliances.
265.11 - Criminal sale of a firearm in the third degree.
265.12 - Criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree.
265.13 - Criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree.
265.14 - Criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a minor.
265.15 - Presumptions of possession, unlawful intent and defacement.
265.16 - Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor.
265.17 - Criminal purchase of a weapon.
265.19 Aggravated criminal possession of a weapon.
265.20 - Exemptions.
265.25 - Certain wounds to be reported.
265.26 - Burn injury and wounds to be reported.
265.30 - Certain convictions to be reported.
265.35 - Prohibited use of weapons.
265.36 Unlawful possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device. Repeal Date: 09/04/2022
265.37 Unlawful possession of certain ammunition feeding devices.
265.38 - Unlawful sale of a non-microstamping-enabled firearm
265.40 - Purchase of rifles and/or shotguns in contiguous states.
265.45 Safe storage of rifles, shotguns, and firearms.
265.50 - Criminal manufacture, sale, or transport of an undetectable
265.50*2 - Failure to safely store rifles, shotguns, and firearms in the second degree
265.55 - Criminal possession of an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun
265.60 - Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the second degree.
265.61 - Criminal sale of a ghost gun in the first degree.
265.63 - Criminal sale of a frame or receiver in the second degree.
265.64 - Criminal sale of a frame or receiver in the first degree.
265.65 - Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle
265.66 - Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle.

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