Penal Law § 265.66 · Article 265. Firearms and Other Dangerous Weapons
Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle
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§ 265.66 Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle.
A person is guilty of criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle when, knowing or having reason to know it is a semiautomatic rifle, he or she sells, exchanges, gives or disposes of a semiautomatic rifle to another person and such other person does not possess a license to purchase or take possession of a semiautomatic rifle as provided in subdivision two of section 400.00 of this chapter.
Criminal sale of a semiautomatic rifle is a class E felony.
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