But those are illegal
Gun laws don’t stop illegal possession of guns. The AP:
Investigators seized 100 firearms including assault rifles, machine guns [there’s no difference in the eyes of the law – ed.] and a grenade launcher from homes of two men with previous weapons convictions, authorities said Thursday.
It was unclear how the pair had acquired the weapons, Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota said, calling the collection of firepower “a police officer’s worst nightmare.”
Somehow, this will be blamed on rogue gun dealers even though the sale of those three items by gun dealers to civilians is illegal. And I’m sure the other firearms were obtained illegally as well. More:
Acompora’s attorney, Frank Panetta, declined to comment on the specific charges, but said his client has cooperated with investigators and did not believe he was doing anything wrong. Prosecutors did not immediately have information on who represents Brozski.
Acompora was released on $5,000 bail and was due back in court on Friday. Brozski was released on his own recognizance and was due back in court on Aug. 9.
July 28th, 2006 at 11:05 am
They may not be different in the eyes of the law, but they are distinctly different in the eyes of folks who know about guns. You and I both know how unusual it is for the press to differentiate between the two.