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Possession of weapons for unlawful purposes.
2C:39-4.
Possession of weapons for unlawful purposes
a. Firearms. Any person who has in his
possession any firearm with a purpose to use it unlawfully against the
person or property of another is guilty of a crime of the second
degree.
b. Explosives. Any person who has in
his possession or carries any explosive substance with a purpose to
use it unlawfully against the person or property of another is guilty
of a crime of the second degree.
c. Destructive devices. Any person who
has in his possession any destructive device with a purpose to use it
unlawfully against the person or property of another is guilty of a
crime of the second degree.
d. Other weapons. Any person who has in
his possession any weapon, except a firearm, with a purpose to use it
unlawfully against the person or property of another is guilty of a
crime of the third degree.
e. Imitation firearms. Any person who
has in his possession an imitation firearm under circumstances that
would lead an observer to reasonably believe that it is possessed for
an unlawful purpose is guilty of a crime of the fourth degree.
Amended 1979, c.179, s.3; 1989,c.120,s.2.
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