This section(41) is actually regarding “school grounds” - see page 21.
I don't see where they spell out school grounds on page 21. I see it under (3) below as one of the ORs.
52 S 40. Section 265.01 of the penal law, as added by chapter 1041 of the
53 laws of 1974, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 257 of the laws of
54 2008, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 220 of the laws of 1988,
55 subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 199 of the laws of 2006, subdivision
56 4 as amended by chapter 357 of the laws of 2011, subdivision 7 as added
1 by chapter 807 of the laws of 1981, and subdivision 8 as added by chap-
2 ter 646 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
3 S 265.01 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree.
4 A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth
5 degree when:
6 (1) He or she possesses any firearm, electronic dart gun, electronic
7 stun gun, gravity knife, switchblade knife, pilum ballistic knife, metal
8 knuckle knife, cane sword, billy, blackjack, bludgeon, plastic knuckles,
9 metal knuckles, chuka stick, sand bag, sandclub, wrist-brace type sling-
10 shot or slungshot, shirken or “Kung Fu star”; or
11 (2) He possesses any dagger, dangerous knife, dirk, razor, stiletto,
12 imitation pistol, or any other dangerous or deadly instrument or weapon
13 with intent to use the same unlawfully against another; or
14 (3) [He or she knowingly has in his or her possession a rifle, shotgun
15 or firearm in or upon a building or grounds, used for educational
16 purposes, of any school, college or university, except the forestry
17 lands, wherever located, owned and maintained by the State University of
18 New York college of environmental science and forestry, or upon a school
19 bus as defined in section one hundred forty-two of the vehicle and traf-
20 fic law, without the written authorization of such educational institu-
21 tion]; or
22 (4) He possesses a rifle, shotgun, antique firearm, black powder
23 rifle, black powder shotgun, or any muzzle-loading firearm, and has been
24 convicted of a felony or serious offense; or
25 (5) He possesses any dangerous or deadly weapon and is not a citizen
26 of the United States; or
27 (6) He is a person who has been certified not suitable to possess a
28 rifle or shotgun, as defined in subdivision sixteen of section 265.00,
29 and refuses to yield possession of such rifle or shotgun upon the demand
30 of a police officer. Whenever a person is certified not suitable to
31 possess a rifle or shotgun, a member of the police department to which
32 such certification is made, or of the state police, shall forthwith
33 seize any rifle or shotgun possessed by such person. A rifle or shotgun
34 seized as herein provided shall not be destroyed, but shall be delivered
35 to the headquarters of such police department, or state police, and
36 there retained until the aforesaid certificate has been rescinded by the
37 director or physician in charge, or other disposition of such rifle or
38 shotgun has been ordered or authorized by a court of competent jurisdic-
39 tion.
40 (7) He knowingly possesses a bullet containing an explosive substance
41 designed to detonate upon impact.
42 (8) He possesses any armor piercing ammunition with intent to use the
43 same unlawfully against another.
44 Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree is a class A
45 misdemeanor.