And they said it couldn't happen here, When will we listen to all the warnings?
Gee! That certainly doesn't look like an assault rifle to me! Pretty much just a standard "Modern Sporting Rifle".
I didn't realize this SAFE law had already gone into effect!
Because the rifle was outfitted with additional features including a pistol grip, a telescoping butt stock, and a bayonet mount,
I agree. That is certainly the argument I'd make. If the word of the law is correct in the article, then it is not illegal to sell a firearm, but only illegal to sell it to an improper person. A cop would be a proper person, even if he was pretending to be a criminal. Unlike drug distribution, it does not appear to be a law against intent.The complaint also alleges that in February 2013, Wassell sold an Armalite AR-10 Magnum Semiautomatic Rifle to the NYS Police undercover investigator, in violation of the newly enacted New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 which made illegal the Transfer, Sale, Exchange and Disposal of an Assault Weapon to a Person Unauthorized to Possess such a Weapon.
The article says that Wassell also sold an "assault weapon" to an undercover investigator when the law makes such sale (etc.) "to a person unauthorized to possess such a weapon" an unlawful act.
Investigators are police officers, right? So police aren't even able to be trusted with "assault weapons"?
Sounds like that's an easy dismissal. If not, however, hopefully, the people of the state of New York are familiar with Jury Nullification.
Blessings,
Bill