[Brian Pfleuger]

Dove,

No offense but you're going through some pretty strange mental gymnastics to explain what you consider to be proper grammar when it in fact makes far more sense that the law is exactly as I explained.

265.02

A person is guilty of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree when:
(1) Such person commits the crime of criminal possession of a weapon
in the fourth degree as defined in subdivision one, two, three or five
of section 265.01, and has been previously convicted of any crime; or

(5) (i) Such person possesses three or more firearms; or

First, must commit Possession 4th OR have previously been convicted of "any crime" (elsewhere defined as felony or serious misdemeanor) AND possesses 3 or more firearms.

Notice it says "such person". It's not ANY person who possesses, it's "such person".

Such person as what? Such person as one who does what's in the first paragraph.