Penal Law § 265.13 · Article 265. Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons
Criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree
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§ 265.13 Criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree.
A person is guilty of criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree when such person:
(1) unlawfully sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of to another ten or more firearms; or
(2) unlawfully sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of to another person or persons a total of three or more firearms in a period of not more than one year.
Criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree is a class B felony.
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- https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/laws/PEN265.13
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