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PLACE OF BUSINESS EXCEPTION TO THE STATUTE CRIMINALIZING POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AS A FELONY DID NOT APPLY TO A MANAGER OF A MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT, AS OPPOSED TO A MERCHANT, STOREKEEPER OR PRINCIPAL OPERATOR (CT APP).

The Court of Appeals, in a full-fledged opinion by Judge Feinman, over a concurring opinion, determined that the “place of business” exception the the stature criminalizing possession of an unlicensed firearm as a felony did not apply to defendant, who was a swing manager at a McDonald’s restaurant. While working at the restaurant the defendant’s firearm discharged accidentally and wounded him:

The question presented on this appeal is whether the “place of business” exception to Penal Law § 265.03 (3) applies to an employee who possessed an unlicensed firearm at work. Defendant contends that “place of business” simply means one’s place of employment, and therefore the exception applies. We read the exception to narrowly encompass a person’s “place of business,” when such person is a merchant, storekeeper, or principal operator of a like establishment. People v Wallace, 2018 NY Slip Op 03305, CtApp 5-8-18

​CRIMINAL LAW (POSSESSION OF A WEAPON, PLACE OF BUSINESS EXCEPTION TO THE STATUTE CRIMINALIZING POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AS A FELONY DID NOT APPLY TO A MANAGER OF A MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT, AS OPPOSED TO A MERCHANT, STOREKEEPER OR PRINCIPAL OPERATOR (CT APP))/PLACE OF BUSINESS (POSSESSION OF A WEAPON, PLACE OF BUSINESS EXCEPTION TO THE STATUTE CRIMINALIZING POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AS A FELONY DID NOT APPLY TO A MANAGER OF A MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT, AS OPPOSED TO A MERCHANT, STOREKEEPER OR PRINCIPAL OPERATOR (CT APP))/WEAPON, POSSESSION OF (PLACE OF BUSINESS EXCEPTION TO THE STATUTE CRIMINALIZING POSSESSION OF A FIREARM AS A FELONY DID NOT APPLY TO A MANAGER OF A MCDONALD’S RESTAURANT, AS OPPOSED TO A MERCHANT, STOREKEEPER OR PRINCIPAL OPERATOR (CT APP))

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