Section 459. Definitions

a. The term "school" means a public, private or
  parochial,  day  care  center  or  nursery  or  pre-school,  elementary,
  intermediate, junior high, vocational, or high school.
    b.  The  term  "school  zone"  means  in or on or within any building,
  structure, athletic playing field, playground or land  contained  within
  the  real  property  boundary line of a public, private or parochial day
  care center or nursery or pre-school, elementary,  intermediate,  junior
  high,  vocational,  or  high  school, or within one thousand feet of the
  real property boundary line comprising any such school.
    c. The term "firearm" means a  firearm,  rifle,  shotgun,  or  assault
  weapon,   as   such   terms   are  defined  in  section  10-301  of  the
  administrative code, or a machine gun, as defined in penal  law  section
  265.00.