Penal Law § 265.65
Criminal Purchase of a Semiautomatic Rifle

Published: 2022-09-09

§ 265.65 Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle.

A person is guilty of criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle when he or she purchases or takes possession of a semiautomatic rifle and does not possess a license to purchase or take possession of a semiautomatic rifle as provided in subdivision two of section 400.00 of this chapter. Criminal purchase of a semiautomatic rifle is a class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a class E felony for subsequent offenses.