46.4207 Unlawful possession of firearms and firearm ammunition.

(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition if he has any firearm or firearm ammunition in his possession, and

(1) he has been convicted of a dangerous felony or confined therefor in this territory or elsewhere during the 5-year period immediately preceding the date of that possession; or

(2) he is a fugitive from justice, an habitual drunkard, a drug addict, or is currently abjudged mentally incompetent.

(b) Unlawful possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition is a class C felony.