Arrest Shows NY Authorities Rather Home Owners be Disarmed than Defended

By David Codrea

U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- In addition to having his house condemned, a 64-year-old New York homeowner is facing up to four years in prison for using an unregistered gun he inherited from his father to defend himself against a duo of repeat burglars, Bizpac Review Senior Staff Writer Vivek Saxena reports.

Ronald Stolarczyk of Deerfield reportedly came home to a “burglary in progress” and shot suspects Patricia Anne and Nicholas Talerico, both of whom died from their wounds. Stolarcsyk’s attorney told local reporters his client “was scared to death and he thought they were going to kill him.”

The homicides aren’t why the homeowner was arrested and charged:

“Because Stolarczyk had never registered his deceased father’s gun, he was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a firearm.”

That’s a “Class E felony” per a New York State Police press release.

Adding insult to injury, he is now evicted from his home, condemned by authorities because it had no electricity or running water. But for the risks and punishments of getting caught, authorities are making a …Read the Rest

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