Cheektowaga Police: Dollar General shooter's long guns were SAFE-Compliant

[Bob]

"The Cheektowaga man accused in the Nov. 14 shooting spree outside a Dollar General will not face any charges under the state's tough gun-control law, according to Cheektowaga police.

Travis J. Green legally owned the two AR-15 rifles found at the scene outside the Cheektowaga discount store and Green's high-powered firearms did not violate the NY SAFE Act, Assistant Cheektowaga Police Chief James Speyer said Monday."

Police say accused Dollar General shooter did not violate SAFE Act

 

[GOYABEAN]

"The Cheektowaga man accused in the Nov. 14 shooting spree outside a Dollar General will not face any charges under the state's tough gun-control law, according to Cheektowaga police.

Travis J. Green legally owned the two AR-15 rifles found at the scene outside the Cheektowaga discount store and Green's high-powered firearms did not violate the NY SAFE Act, Assistant Cheektowaga Police Chief James Speyer said Monday."

Police say accused Dollar General shooter did not violate SAFE Act

boy bet he's glad that monkey off his back

 

[GTN]

Never heard about this shooting in main media. Probably because it didn’t violate the unsafe act.
I didn’t here about this either
'They were not going to be victims': Cheektowaga police hail shooting bystanders as heroes

 

[kev74]

We now have a legal determination that Thordsen stocks are kosher.

...and a horizontal fore-grip isn't a vertical fore-grip.

 

[Grimscale]

"unlawful wearing of body armor" is a thing?

 

[Bob]

It is.


New York Consolidated Laws, Penal Law - PEN § 270.20 Unlawful wearing of a body vest

1. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of a body vest when acting either alone or with one or more other persons he commits any violent felony offense defined in section 70.02 while possessing a firearm, rifle or shotgun and in the course of and in furtherance of such crime he wears a body vest.

2. For the purposes of this section a “body vest” means a bullet-resistant soft body armor providing, as a minimum standard, the level of protection known as threat level I which shall mean at least seven layers of bullet-resistant material providing protection from three shots of one hundred fifty-eight grain lead ammunition fired from a .38 calibre handgun at a velocity of eight hundred fifty feet per second.

The unlawful wearing of a body vest is a class E felony.

 

[Airborneguy]

"unlawful wearing of body armor" is a thing?

Only during the commission of certain felonies. See above. It's not "any time someone not a cop wears a vest".

 

[Robin]

Damn, I have a real nice Filson vest. I guess as long as I toe the line I'm good to go.
Robin

 

[STS556]

This seems like the most official word about this type of compliant set up being good to go in NY. Thanks Cheektowaga PD.

Now all we need is a case with a fixed mag rifle to see how they rule on that being compliant.

 

[kev74]

This seems like the most official word about this type of compliant set up being good to go in NY. Thanks Cheektowaga PD.

Now all we need is a case with a fixed mag rifle to see how they rule on that being compliant.

Any volunteers?

Not me.

 

[Airborneguy]

This is pretty solid considering they are saying it even though the overall incident was a very serious crime using those guns.

 

[ProgSpear]

I'm sure it's another case of a misunderstood yute who was turning his life around. He was simply demonstrating his joy at being accepted into college next fall, using common middle eastern methods of expression. I hope he doesn't get charged with cultural (mis)appropriation.

 

[Marine Cpl]

I guess I have to put mine back on.

 

[Grimscale]

Any volunteers?

Unfortunately I am defective. Unlike what these tyrants call me, I still try to remain a Law-abiding citizen.


*for now