Posted on 04/16/2006 5:33:39 AM PDT by Pharmboy
Two brothers who were shot defending their Brooklyn shop from a pair of stick-up men were busted for returning fire with an illegal handgun, police sources said. The gunfight erupted at 7:40 p.m. Friday when the two bandits, entered Vinnie's Style, a clothing boutique on Flatbush Avenue.
One of the pair allegedly fired a .45-caliber pistol when the brothers, Paul and Jacob Parris, refused to get down.
Both were charged with weapons possession when cops learned the Parris' used an unlicensed 9mm pistol in the shootout, sources said.
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I didn't think so.
Is it difficult to register a firearm in NYC?
Why was it unregistered?
And what happened to the crooks?
Just damn.
Darn near impossible, especially for a handgun, unless you are "somebody", in which case all things are possible.
It is EXTREMELY difficult to obtain the legal necessities for a firearm in NYC. And, even if you may qualify, the system takes a long long time.
Better to shoot back with an unregistered weapon than to not have one and be killed by the outlaws with guns.
When guns are outlawed, Only outlaws will have guns.
This one needs to be decided by a jury made up of people who have been under the gun.
What happened to the stick-up men?
Why, they are victims of firearms violence, of course! I'm sure that NYC is providing them with counseling, to recover from the trauma of being shot at by an unregistered firearm. (/sarc)
Both brothers were charged, It would be fun to know how they both fired one gun. Is that one gun unregistered in both names?? LOL.
Gee.....there go the authorities favoring the crooks again.
Gee...next you'll be hearing about amnesty for illegal invaders.
It sure doesn't pay to be a law-abiding American anymore!
The Congress prefers to represent the law-breakers and foreign scum, terroists included.
It's high time to take back our country from the Tory Congress.
Let's create a nation within the nation and fight for what's right!!
And one more thing: the NY cops have traditionally looked the other way re unregistered long guns.
When they go to court they should be avowedly unrepentant.
It's looking like that more and more. What will happen when normally law abiding people begin to take this lesson to heart?
That is appalling.
I am very comfortable here in Florida, where, if you charge into a store with a gun, you may very well be shot by several people.
More smash and grab here than anything else.
And don't even think of carjacking without writing out your will first.
Come to Georgia, our legislature just passed the "Castle Bill" giving anyone who is somewhere legally the right to defend themselves with deadly force if necessary.
We need good businessmen here anyway.....come on down!
That'll learn the sonofabitches to survive crimminal assult!! Fork ya, Mayor!
Why was it unregistered?
Difficult doesn't even beging to describe it, unless your name happens to be Trump or DeNiro, both of whom, I believe happen to have carry permits in NYC.
When I moved to NY (not NYC, but out on Long Island - NYC laws are stricter) for school, I inquired about bringing my .45 1911 with me. I was told that it would cost more than I paid for the pistol, and take about a year before I could bring it in to the state of NY legally, but that is only if I became a state resident. If I didn't change my state of residency, I would not be able to bring it with me (not legally).
And what happened to the crooks?
I have no doubt that they're going to get rich.
Mark
I live in "The People's Republic of Massachusetts"
Boston just announced plans for a "Weapons Buy Back" nothing like the taxpayers funding weapons upgrades for criminals.
Having been born and raised in a red state (VA). I cannot believe the insanity that is on parade here. These people will twist themselves into pretzels to avoid displaying anything resembling common sense.
My favorite is the Run and Hide from the criminal breaking into your home law. Which states you can only use deadly force for self defense if you are cornered and there is no escape.
Contrast that with the sheriff of my old hometown. "It is self defense if the perps body is across the threshold of the point of entry. If he falls backward outside drag em back in."
Join the NRA.
This is the same tactic that the DA used on Bernie Goetz when he shot the people that molested him.
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