Posted on 02/11/2016 10:18:07 AM PST by rktman
A Queens man was busted with a stockpile of guns, ammunition and bullet proof vests inside his one-bedroom apartment, authorities said Wednesday.
Guo Shou, 33, of Rego Park, had 225 pounds of gunpowder, tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition, bullet-making equipment, assault rifles and several bullet proof vests, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
The arsenal was discovered when officers conducted an administrative pistol licensee review at Shou's home Monday. The officers spotted the gunpowder and some of the ammunition lying in plain sight.]
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My great uncle was a large farmer in eastern North Dakota and whenever I visited his farmhouse as a kid there was a loaded gun under or behind every piece of furniture.
Reloading and casting is illegal in NY? Who knew?
Now I know why I cannot get me a jug of Varget! Damned hoarders.
In West Virginia, that's just an average gun owner ...
Except for the 225 lb of powder. I wouldn't want that much in my house.
Only 17? Pffft.
The powder was the only part I found of concern. That's a lot of powder in a 1 bedroom apartment. The gun shops where I shopped in San Diego were required to keep the powder in a wood box with wheels that could be quickly removed from the building in case of a fire. The box was painted red and easy to spot.
I have (3) 8 lb bottles of powder (different powders) and 1 lb bottles of the same powder as "working stock". When the 1 lb runs low, I refill from the 8 lb. When reloading, only ONE bottle of powder is on the bench to avoid errors using the wrong powder or weight.
The breathless hyperbole of the article is par for the pantywaist press in New York.
Pure anarcho-tyranny, if you want the appropriate term for what is going on.
Well, that is Rule 1 of Cooper’s 4 Rules . . .
;-P
Here in Texas he’d be called a amateur. Only 17 guns.
Not unlikely, and covered in my post #68.
Based on my pre-hurricane Isabel experience, I wouldn’t consider this inventory “huge”...More like a “minimalistic” inventory...
Other than the 225# of gunpowder, unless he reloaded shells, I see nothing illegal at all.
It’s a crime in Texas too. You’re required to have at least twice that much.
If he lived in a single family house, he should be O.K., however, if he is in a multi-family dwelling, the 225# of gunpowder could be considered endangerment.....that would make one hell of a BANG!!!!!!!
No room for a canoe.
That is the only item that remotely breaks any law. Question is ... what is the legal limit in NY. Its like 5 lbs in Maryland with storage container requirements.
Oh : )
225 pounds is a lot of powder. But if you shoot a lot of different weapons and loads, it might make sense. But damn...that’s literally a power keg. That would have blowed up good.
Yeah, a bit much
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