[Hodar]

Great post. There are legal ways to do things, this man, unfortunately, decided to sidestep the law. So, NY has a choice, dismiss the law; or enforce it.

[southern rock]

There are legal ways to do things, this man, unfortunately, decided to sidestep the law.

Thank God he did!

So, NY has a choice, dismiss the law; or enforce it.

Easy choice. Dismiss it! But then again, there is no rightousness in NY, is there?

[mil-vet]

....this man, unfortunately, decided to sidestep the law...

....so, by exercising his constitutional right to protect his family, he's gonna get hosed. Sure makes perfect sense to me(??)!

Another great reason to live in the Republic of Texas! Enter my house as a career criminal, or any other form of threat to my family, me or my property, expect to leave shot! No apology to anyone will be forthcoming, and I won't get "billed" - too bad we have socialist states in the union which disregard the constitution of the United States!

Stay vigilent, stay armed, and never trust a muslim or a liberal; both are terrorists, differing only in weaponry and technique.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Great post. There are legal ways to do things, this man, unfortunately, decided to sidestep the law. So, NY has a choice, dismiss the law; or enforce it."

If it goes to jury trial, then those issues will be for THEM to decide, not "NY". "Jury nullification" is quite real, and has been done multiple times in legal situations EXACTLY like this. Of course, in most cases, the DA is not stupid enough to bring such a case to this point.

[GovernmentShrinker]

You're missing the point. There is often no way to obtain a permit legally. This is not a "shall issue" city. If the local anti-gun LEOs decide you haven't proved that you "need" one, they just say no and that's that -- and many of them are of the opinion that no ordinary citizen needs one, and that they should all rely exclusive on the police for protection.

[ninenot]

Your collective take on the situation has an underlying premise which is faulty--that premise being that "law is inherently correct" by virtue of the fact that it is a law.

Well, slavery was legal, too. Abortion is legal now. Much of what Hitler's regime did was sanctioned by German law.

So cling to your belief that law, once written, is perfectly good. You'd make great bureaucratic drones.