New York Penal Law Section 265.01 - Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.

265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
A  person  is  guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
  degree when:
(1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart  gun,  electronic
  stun gun, gravity knife, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal
  knuckle knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles,
  metal  knuckles,  chuka  stick,  sand  bag,  sandclub,  wrist-brace type
  slingshot or slungshot, shirken or "Kung Fu star"; or
(2) He or she possesses any dagger, dangerous  knife,  dirk,  machete,
  razor,  stiletto,  imitation  pistol,  or  any other dangerous or deadly
  instrument or weapon with intent to  use  the  same  unlawfully  against
  another; or
(3); or
(4)  He  possesses  a  rifle,  shotgun,  antique firearm, black powder
  rifle, black powder shotgun, or any muzzle-loading firearm, and has been
  convicted of a felony or serious offense; or
(5) He possesses any dangerous or deadly weapon and is not  a  citizen
  of the United States; or
(6)  He  is  a person who has been certified not suitable to possess a
  rifle or shotgun, as defined in subdivision sixteen of  section  265.00,
  and refuses to yield possession of such rifle or shotgun upon the demand
  of  a  police  officer.  Whenever  a person is certified not suitable to
  possess a rifle or shotgun, a member of the police department  to  which
  such  certification  is  made,  or  of the state police, shall forthwith
  seize any rifle or shotgun possessed by such person. A rifle or  shotgun
  seized as herein provided shall not be destroyed, but shall be delivered
  to  the  headquarters  of  such  police department, or state police, and
  there retained until the aforesaid certificate has been rescinded by the
  director or physician in charge, or other disposition of such  rifle  or
  shotgun  has  been  ordered  or  authorized  by  a  court  of  competent
  jurisdiction.
(7) He knowingly possesses a bullet containing an explosive  substance
  designed to detonate upon impact.
(8)  He possesses any armor piercing ammunition with intent to use the
  same unlawfully against another.
Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth  degree  is  a  class  A
  misdemeanor.

Last modified: February 3, 2019