The evidence that defendant grabbed an officer's weapon from his holster and pointed the weapon at the officer was sufficient to establish defendant's guilt of unlawful possession of that weapon. While the possession was brief, defendant exercised control of the weapon, and the weapon was available to him for unlawful use (People v Lemmons,
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