“How do you go about “attempting possession”?”
They changed the charge to “attempted possession” to avoid a jury trial. The original charge was a felony and the defendant could have forced a jury trial.
I do not think that there is an “attempted possession” law on the books, but there may be some sort of cover all law that allows charges to be brought for “attempted” anything.
Exactly how is a muzzle loader projectile ammunition? Seems you’re short a couple of items.