Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

Re: Target Practice

Probably not.

The relevant law is Penal Law Section 265.35 (3) which reads in pertinent part:

S 265.35 Prohibited use of weapons.

(3) Any person who, otherwise than in self defense or in the discharge

of official duty, (a) wilfully discharges any species of firearms,

air-gun or other weapon, or throws any other deadly missile, either in a

public place, or in any place where there is any person to be endangered

thereby, or, in Putnam county, within one-quarter mile of any occupied

school building other than under supervised instruction by properly

authorized instructors although no injury to any person ensues...is guilty of a

class A misdemeanor.

It is punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1000 fine.

I do not know if it is legal in Ohio, which seems to regulate weapons by locale instead of state-wide. I appears to be illegal in AKRON OH. however.

Good Luck.