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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 06:46:07+00:00

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New York Penal Law § 265.15, entitled presumptions of possession outlines the criminal assumptions that a New York criminal court will make if an individual is found to be in possession of a weapon under nefarious circumstances.
Specifically, a person can be charged with the presumption of possession, unlawful intent, and defacement without full knowledge of the law if he or she is found to be in possession of a weapon that has been defaced, reported stolen, or is possessed in conjunction with a large amount of ammo.
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New York Penal Law § 265.15 states that the presence of a machine gun in any room, vehicle, or dwelling is presumptive evidence of an unlawful intent. Any person occupying the space where the machine gun is found can be charged as well, even if he or she is not the owner of the firearm.
Moreover, a person can be charged with possession with unlawful intent under New York Statute § 265.15 if he or she possesses a weapon in a stolen vehicle, instrument, appliance, or substance. Evidence of a weapon in a stolen vehicle will be presumed to be in the possession of every person occupying the vehicle.
In addition, NY § 265.15 states that it is illegal to possess in any vehicle, stolen or not, any firearm, large capacity ammunition feeding device, defaced firearm or large capacity ammunition feeding device, firearm silencer, explosive or incendiary bomb, gravity knife, dirk, dagger, stiletto, billy, or sandclub, among others.
If the weapon so found is a pistol or revolver and one of the occupants, not present under duress, has in his or her possession a valid license to have and carry the concealed firearm.
In addition, an individual can be charged with possession with unlawful intent if the person possessed a defaced machine-gun, firearm, rifle, or shotgun. The court will presume that the accused defaced such weapon.
Lastly, a person may be charged under NY Penal Law § 265.15, if he or she possessed five or more firearms. Such possession is evidence that the accused possessed the firearms with the intent to sell them.
These related terms, defined by NY § 265.00, are intended to help readers understand some of the language used by NY Penal Law § 265.15.
To deface a firearm is illegal. A person defaces a weapon when he or she removes, covers, alters or destroys the manufacturer's serial number. Doing this stops others from tracing the origins of the gun.
Registered with the division of state police pursuant to subdivision 16.
Lastly a firearm , in short, is any pistol or revolver, shotgun with a barrel less than 18 inches in length, or a rifle with a barrel less than 16 inches in length. An assault weapon can also be considered a firearm, but for this statute, an antique firearm is not considered a firearm.
New York State Law | Article 265 – This comprehensive website covers New York's penal laws, criminal procedure laws and more. Learn more about the rules and regulations of firearms and other dangerous weapons by visiting this webpage.
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