Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the evidence did not warrant a jury instruction on the defense of temporary and lawful possession of a weapon ( see, People v Banks, 76 NY2d 799). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the defendant ( see, People v Butts, 72 NY2d 746, 750), there is no reasonable view of the evidence upon which the jury could have found that the defendant had a legal excuse for possessing the weapon and that he had not used it in a dangerous manner ( see, People v Toribio, 216 AD2d 189; People v Kouvaras, 197 AD2d 638; People v Karim, 176 AD2d 670). The uncontroverted evidence established that the defendant fired a gun several times at a crowd of people, injuring two of them. The evidence was thus"` "utterly at odds" `"with any genuine claim of innocent possession ( People v Banks, supra, at 801; quoting People v Snyder, 73 NY2d 900, 902).
The defendant's remaining contentions are without merit.