N.Y. Penal Law § 265.04 : Offenses Against Public Safety — Penal — Firearms And Other Dangerous Weapons — Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree Date: 10 Jun 2016 TEXT PDF Current through 2016 New York Laws, Chapters 1 to 237 A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree when such person: (1) possesses any explosive substance with intent to use the same unlawfully against the person or property of another; or (2) possesses ten or more firearms. Criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree is a class B felony. N.Y. Penal Law § 265.04