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I didn't miss the part about the pipe bombs at all. The list of charges was given, and it included charges for possession of bullet resistant helmets, and charges for possession of a steel-plated vest. Is possession of these things legal, or not, in NY? Since he was charged with their possession, I conclude they are illegal. Suppose the guy didn't have pipe bombs or other weapons. Can a person be charged with possession of ballistic armor or not? Either yes, and passive protection is illegal in NY, and bricks and stone houses are logically next, or no, in which case they should not have been cited among his crimes. Either way, yes or no, something is wrong.

Is possession of these things legal, or not, in NY?

Apparently the convicted felon was charged in North Carolina, not New York. Indubitably, the ideologues will whine and do their best mau-mau imitation over his infringed right to peacefully assemble bombs and address grievous packages to whomever he wants to.

Either way, yes or no, something is wrong.

Is the current 'awkward period' over ... finally? (too late to work within The System but too early to shoot the bastards?)