That just means he had someting that could be used as a weapon and had the intent on using it unlawfully. It could be a gun, knife, brick, whatever, but since they refer to a pistol we know what he had.Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th degree
Theresa is a small, rural Village and the Town itself isn't all that large either, certainly not an economic powerhouse. Reading the report is sounds like the old guy got into a pissing contest with whomever it was he was trying to serve with a Code Violation and thing escalated...I didn't see it in the local news.
LOTS of people up here carry concealed; very seldom is there ever an issue.
Found it: Theresa zoning officer accused of pointing gun at neighbor while on the job
Speculating here; there's been trouble between the neighbors before, could be the neighbor got in the old guys face, and the old guy pulled on him... we'll find out in a few weeks.