BREAKING: NYC man sentenced to 10 YEARS in prison for building his own firearms

[Missourian]

I completely agree it is and others have been charged also despite your attempts to deflect.

Show me.

 

[para bellum]

It is not illegal to build a gun for your own use. The guy has no criminal record.

"According to Taylor's attorney, the judge in the case instructed them at one point not to bring "the Second Amendment into this courtroom", telling them "it doesn’t exist here. So you can’t argue Second Amendment. This is New York."

New York Man Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence for Building Guns

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[pknopp]

BREAKING: NYC man sentenced to 10 YEARS in prison for building his own firearms

This is the trial where the bitch judge said don't bring the 2nd Amendment into her courtroom. Yes, NYC is slipping away as part of America into some sort of far left dystopia. The judge in the case even refused to allow the man’s defense to even mention the second amendment, saying “Do...

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[White 6]

It is not illegal to build a gun for your own use. The guy has no criminal record.

"According to Taylor's attorney, the judge in the case instructed them at one point not to bring "the Second Amendment into this courtroom", telling them "it doesn’t exist here. So you can’t argue Second Amendment. This is New York."

New York Man Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence for Building Guns

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I hope the appeal goes well. He was not charged with trafficking or selling. 10 years is a ridiculously long sentence for making and possessing. New York is a ridiculous state. It gives mean to the trope, when guns are illegal, only criminals will have guns, so they made him a criminal for something that should not be against the law.

 

[foggedinn]

Possession without a license. Not sure how hard it would have been to get a license. Wonder if he even tried to get one. It would have saved him a lot of trouble.

 

[para bellum]

Possession without a license. Not sure how hard it would have been to get a license. Wonder if he even tried to get one. It would have saved him a lot of trouble.

Ten years?

The reporting is that NY just basically stopped issuing licenses after Bruen. Big increase in applications, very few licenses issued- like 20% of the pre-Bruen numbers.

They also report that Taylor didn't try to get one, so that works against him, but ten years???

If there has to be a license, it should be: Put in your application, and if 30 to 45 days pass and they don't respond, you can go ahead without penalty. That gives them plenty of time to check someone out.

It's "shall issue" now, not "may issue". Law of the land...

 

[whitehall]

Instruct the jurors not to consider the Bill of Rights? Don't consider the 2nd Amendment in a firearms issue. Don't consider the 1st Amendment in a free speech issue and don't consider the 5th Amendment at all. What's next?

 

[foggedinn]

Ten years?

The reporting is that NY just basically stopped issuing licenses after Bruen. Big increase in applications, very few licenses issued- like 20% of the pre-Bruen numbers.

They also report that Taylor didn't try to get one, so that works against him, but ten years???

If there has to be a license, it should be: Put in your application, and if 30 to 45 days pass and they don't respond, you can go ahead without penalty. That gives them plenty of time to check someone out.

It's "shall issue" now, not "may issue". Law of the land...

If he never tried to get a license, he is a scofflaw and the judges' comments are understandable and even reasonable. If he had made the applications, it would be proof of no evil intent, and I doubt that felony charges would have been brought. The state buttonholing the applications would be in his favor.
Ten years. People who are guilty and know and make the state prove it are the ones who get maxed out.

 

[The Duke]

From the Brookly DA's Office:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Monday, May 13, 2024

Bushwick Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison


for Illegal Possession of Ghost Guns


Defendant Assembled Arsenal of 13 Weapons Including AR-15 Style Rifles​

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced that a Brooklyn man has been sentenced to 10 years in for prison for assembling an arsenal of illegal and untraceable firearms known as ghost guns. The defendant was convicted of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and other related charges in April after authorities recovered 13 weapons from his Bushwick apartment, including assault weapons, handguns, and rifles.


District Attorney Gonzalez said, “Ghost guns are a threat to New Yorkers everywhere, and my Office is working tirelessly with our partners in law enforcement to stop their proliferation. Today’s sentence should send a message to anyone who, like this defendant, would try to evade critically important background checks and registration requirements to manufacture and stockpile these dangerous weapons. Every ghost gun we take off the street is a win for public safety.”


The District Attorney identified the defendant as Dexter Taylor, 53, of Bushwick, Brooklyn. He was sentenced today by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Abena Darkeh to 10 years in prison. He was convicted of two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; three counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon; five counts of criminal possession of a firearm; unlawful possession of pistol ammunition; and prohibition on unfinished frames or receivers on April 16, 2024, following a jury trial.


The District Attorney said that, following an investigation, members of the New York City Police Department identified Taylor as having ordered numerous ghost gun kits and component parts from various online retailers that were shipped to the defendant’s address on Eldert Street in Bushwick, Brooklyn.


A search warrant was executed at the defendant’s apartment on April 6, 2022, and numerous items were recovered, including four AR-15 style assault weapons, five handguns, four rifles and over 50 rounds of ammunition in addition to gun powder, shell casings, triggers, a 3D printer, and various upper and lower receivers used to build firearms. The weapons were being stored in an unlocked safe as well as a closet.


According to evidence presented at trial, the defendant spent approximately $40,000 to obtain the ghost guns parts and tools. The defendant did not have a gun license.


The investigation was conducted by the New York City Police Department’s Major Case Field Intelligence Team and Detective Investigators from the District Attorney’s Investigations Bureau.


The case was prosecuted by Senior Assistant District Attorney Omar Harding and Senior Assistant District Attorney Jonathan Visotzky, of the District Attorney’s Violent Criminal Enterprises Bureau, under the supervision of Assistant District Attorney Alfred De Ingeniis, VCE Bureau Chief.

Tho mucth ammunithions!

Over 50 rounds!!!!