VA-ALERT: VCDL Update 9/14/14

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This update was compiled by member Matt Cuddy

1. Kroger continues to stand its ground
2. Short product review: Walther PPQ M2 .40 S&W
3. Who needs a gun at home in the afternoon?
4. Bloomberg ally Congresswoman releases anti-gun manifesto
5. Lessons from Nazi gun control
6. [TX] Who needs a gun in a large hotel?
7. [MI] Detroit PD Chief gives credit to armed citizens for drop in crime
8. [NJ] Victims of horrific home invasion arm themselves
9. [NY] NYC gang member charged with violating gun laws

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1. Kroger continues to stand its ground
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From cincinnati.com: http://tinyurl.com/n6js4dt

Is gun battle a no-win for Kroger?

Alexander Coolidge, acoolidge@enquirer.com 11:45 p.m. EDT August 30, 2014

Kroger is caught in the crossfire of the latest debate over gun rights, a delicate position for the nation's largest supermarket chain.

On one end, gun control advocates are demanding the Cincinnati-based retailer ban customers from carrying firearms in stores – and urging a boycott until they comply.

On the other, hundreds of shoppers and pro-gun advocates have contacted Kroger urging the grocer not to give in.

"If you're a retailer, you can't win," said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of New York retail consultant Davidowitz & Associates. "No matter what decision you make, you make somebody angry."

Congress and state legislatures are deadlocked over new gun laws, so analysts say interest groups are targeting the private sector to create leverage. In the past year, gun-control group Moms Demand Action has pressured retailers ranging from Starbucks to Target to discourage customers from carrying guns in their stores.

Kroger – the world's third-largest retailer, with more than $100 billion in annual sales – is the group's biggest target yet. Company officials say Kroger just wants to sell groceries, not enter political debates.

"Our long-standing policy on this issue is to follow state and local laws and to ask customers to be respectful of others while shopping," Kroger said in a statement. "We know that our customers are passionate on both sides of this issue, and we trust them to be responsible in our stores."

Like many retailers, Kroger has deferred to state and local laws to determine its policy for any customer who might enter a store with a gun holstered on hip or slung over a shoulder. Ohio and Kentucky laws, for instance, don't explicitly ban the "open carry" of firearms. Both states leave it to private businesses to post signs or tell customers to leave the guns at home.

Since Zionsville, Indiana-based Moms Demand Action began its campaign this month, Kroger officials say they've also been contacted by hundreds of shoppers and individuals on the opposite side.

Kroger said it's concerned for the safety of shoppers and employees, but also doesn't want to burden its workers with enforcing a ban that would "put our associates in a position of having to confront a customer who is legally carrying a gun."

Moms Demand Action says it has heard those arguments from other retailers that have resisted. The group is urging supporters to ban buying groceries at Kroger this weekend and each weekend after, until the grocer tells customers to leave guns at home.

"Moms need to shop for groceries, but we don't have to shop at stores that put our families in harm's way," said Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action. "Kroger's policy endangers our families by putting us in the position of having to guess if the man carrying a rifle through the cereal aisle is a threat to their safety."

Matt McCormick, a portfolio manager with Bahl & Gaynor, said Kroger is being targeted because of its size. If a boycott materializes, the retailer ultimately will do a cost-benefit analysis on lost sales before making another move.

"It would be quite a plum if they got Kroger to ban guns," he said. "Deep down for Kroger, it's not a political decision, an ethical or moral decision, it's a business decision."

Despite the dire warnings of advocates, Kroger officials say incidents of shoppers bringing weapons to stores is rare.

Within the last two years, a man brought a rifle into a Kroger store in Texas, but left after store officials were notified by customers.

In a separate incident in the Southeast, a man brought a rifle to a store and was asked to leave by the store manager after customers complained. [PVC: So would that same store management ask the antis to leave if customers complained about them?]

Moms Demand Action has fire power of its own, having received some of the $50 million pledged by former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for gun control advocates.

Last fall, coffee retailer Starbucks said it was sticking with its policy, but also issued a standing request of customers to not bring guns.

"We are respectfully requesting that customers no longer bring firearms into our stores or outdoor seating areas – even in states where 'open carry' is permitted – unless they are authorized law enforcement personnel," Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz wrote on Sept. 17. "This is a request and not an outright ban ... because we want to give responsible gun owners the chance to respect our request."

Since its Starbucks campaign, the group has since successfully targeted retailers Chipotle, Sonic, Chili's, Jack in the Box and Target to discourage the open carrying of firearms.


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2. Short product review: Walther PPQ M2 .40 S&W
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This review covers the Walther PPQ M2 striker-fired, semiautomatic handgun with a 4.1-inch barrel, which is the compact version and about as large of a handgun as I tend to carry.

Using a double-stack magazine, the .40 S&W chambering holds 11 + 1 rounds, or with an extended magazine, 13 + 1 rounds.

The ergonomics of the gun are excellent. It feels good in my hand, is not nearly has thick as a Glock, and recoil is quite manageable, even when shooting .40 S&W.

Because of its polymer frame, the gun is reasonably light.

The M2 has a nice trigger, with a .4-inch take up, a very crisp break, and a short reset.

Part of the reason for for the sweet trigger is that when the slide comes forward it FULLY cocks the striker. Thus, the trigger is merely dropping the seer to fire the gun. On most other striker-fired handguns, such as the Glock, the striker is only cocked about halfway when the slide comes forward. As you pull the trigger, the gun finishes cocking the striker and then drops the seer.

The M2 is also a tack driver. The trigger certainly plays a part in that.

With hundreds of rounds of various brands of ammunition through it, the M2 has yet to malfunction at all.

The M2 comes with windage-adjustable iron sights, with windage-adjustable night sights as an option.

The M2 has a trigger-lever safety, like a Glock, and an automatic drop safety. The magazine release is large, reversible, protected, and easy to reach even with the gun held in a shooting position. The slide lock is ambidextrous, long, and has a low profile.

Removing the slide is similar to a Glock: check the gun is unloaded, pull the trigger, pull down on the takedown tabs, pull back ever-so-slightly on the slide, and then the slide comes forward and off the gun. Remove the barrel and captive recoil spring in the usual manner from the slide and the gun is ready to clean. After cleaning, replace the barrel and recoil spring into the slide, put the slide on the gun and simply pull it back to return the gun to working order.

Pricing for the PPQ M2 is typically around $600.


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3. Who needs a gun at home in the afternoon?
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Member Ruslan Ketenchiev emailed me this:

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From wvec.com: http://tinyurl.com/pgx4pt7


UPDATE: Teen charged in attack on elderly man in Chesapeake home
by Jonathan Costen
August 7, 2014

UPDATE 8/7: A teenager has been charged in the attack on an elderly man in his Chesapeake home in July.

The 16-year-old is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, robbery and conspiracy. According to police, there may be a second suspect involved in the planning of the robbery.
The victim continues to recover from his injuries.

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CHESAPEAKE -- Police responded to the 500 block of Longdale Crst. to an assault where they discovered an adult male in his garage suffering from injuries to the head.

An unknown suspect allegedly assaulted the victim with an unknown object, retrieved unknown items and fled the area on a bicycle.

The 80-year-old victim in the robbery, identified by his son as Phil Rowland, Sr., was in critical condition as a result of injuries he suffered to the head during the attack, as well as complications after the attack.

The victim told police that during the struggle, he grabbed a hammer and hit the suspect in the head and bit his thumb.

"He's the greatest guy you could ever have for a father," said his son, Phil, Jr. "I mean, he's put 10 kids through college, took care of a bunch of kids that weren't even his. People who come here and need some money all they have to do is ask him. If that guy had just asked him for a hundred bucks, he would've gave it to him. That's the kind of guy my father is," he said.

Phil, Jr. said his father suffered a mild heart attack Thursday afternoon, leading to his condition being downgraded from serious to critical.

13News Now also talked with Del. Lionel Spruill, Sr. - a neighbor of Rowland - who said he was shocked by the incident.

"They watch my house when we're in session," he said. "He has keys to my house. They're real nice, respectful neighbors - real quiet."

"It's shocking to me. I'm hoping they find the person, and bring justice to that person," Spruill said.

He went on to say: "It's just shocking to me that someone would do that to anybody regardless of what age..to an 80-year old man who is real nice person and he would cut any neighbors.

The suspect is described as a black male, 18-25 years old, 5'7, 170 pounds, wearing a camouflage shirt, pants, and hat, along with white with black and purple Nike Lebron 9 shoes.

The suspect fled the area on a bike with money.


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4. Bloomberg ally Congresswoman releases anti-gun manifesto
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Member Rick Evans emailed me this:

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From dailycaller.com: http://tinyurl.com/n3n45mq


Bloomberg’s proxy, Rep. Robin Kelly of Chicago, releases Congressional anti-gun manifesto
July 19, 2014

The name of U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) headlines the Kelly Report, a new manifesto identifying a long list of gun control initiatives that anti-gun activists intend to pursue in the near future. However, the document appears to be the handiwork of Michael Bloomberg, whose misleadingly-named Independence USA political action committee contributed $2.1 million to Kelly’s congressional campaign last year. With Bloomberg’s help, Kelly was elected to fill the Chicago-area seat previously held by fellow gun control supporter Jesse Jackson, Jr., who is currently doing time in federal prison.

The Kelly Report consists of essays by gun control supporters, followed by a long list of gun control legislation and other efforts they support. Anti-gun activist groups represented in the “report” include Bloomberg’s Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety, the Brady Campaign, the Educational Fund to End Gun Violence, the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, and Americans for Responsible Solutions.

The “report” advocates two gun control restrictions intended to achieve universal gun registration incrementally. They are “universal” background checks, a Bloomberg priority, and repealing the law that limits the amount of time that the FBI can retain records on people who pass background checks to buy guns. Kelly also calls for gun registration outright. [PVC: Kelly figures if she doesn’t get outright registration, the next best thing is to get the the time limit removed on retention of background check records.]

The report also advocates a federal “assault weapon” and “large” magazine ban more severe than the one in effect between 1994 and 2004, gun owner licensing, repealing Stand Your Ground laws, opposing national Right-to-Carry reciprocity, empowering the Consumer Products Safety Commission to regulate the manufacture of firearms, prohibiting unlicensed and mail order ammunition sales, reporting people who purchase 1,000 or more rounds, removing restrictions on public access to BATFE firearm trace data, repealing the federal law that prohibits frivolous lawsuits designed to bankrupt the firearm industry, requiring “ballistic fingerprinting,” pursuing “smart” gun technologies, and using taxpayer funds to pay for “research” that promotes gun control. [PVC: Stalin would be so proud of such a tyrannical agenda.]

There has also been a further development and, no, we are not making this up. On Monday, even though children are already prohibited from buying firearms at retail under federal law and the laws of most states, Kelly introduced H.R. 5093, the Children’s Firearm Marketing Safety Act. This legislation would direct the Federal Trade Commission to prohibit the use of cartoon characters to market guns to children, to prohibit the manufacturing of guns in colors designed to appeal to children, and other such nonsense. As UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh points out, the cartoon character ban would be unconstitutional and the color ban might be as well. [PVC: Kelly well knows that tyranny needs the suppression of free speech.]

Regardless of who’s behind the “Kelly Report,” it and Kelly’s cartoon character bill remind us of how gun control supporters think and what they intend to do, once they have the votes in Congress and the state legislatures. And that reminds us of what we have to in the voting booth on Election Day.


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5. Lessons from Nazi gun control
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Member Walter Jackson emailed me this:

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From sfgate.com: http://tinyurl.com/na2g7gx

Lessons from Nazi gun control
by Stephen P. Halbrook
July 16, 2014

Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress in April about an idea he had directed the Department of Justice to investigate: a requirement that gun owners wear electronic bracelets that would enable only registered owners to activate their firearms. Some critics, focusing on abusive surveillance powers, have called it Orwellian.

But one needn't look to fiction to be wary: History offers numerous examples of well-intentioned policies to control crime that have had disastrous consequences. In my new book, "Gun Control in the Third Reich," one particularly horrific case study begins in Germany during the tumultuous early 1930s.

In 1932, Alfred Flatow, the three-time gold medalist in gymnastics at the 1896 Olympics, complied with a gun-registration requirement that Weimar officials hoped would reduce the threat posed by extremist groups. The former athlete dutifully registered three handguns, but this didn't spare him. The government warned that gun-ownership records must be stored securely so they wouldn't fall into the wrong hands. It failed to consider that only law-abiding citizens would register, whereas political extremists and criminals would not.

In 1933, the ultimate extremist group, led by Adolf Hitler, seized power and immediately set about using gun-registration records to identify, disarm and attack "enemies of the state," a euphemism for all political opponents. Police conducted search-and-seizure operations for guns and "subversive" literature in Jewish communities and working-class neighborhoods.

By fall 1938, the Nazis were ratcheting up measures to expropriate the assets of Jews. To ensure that they had no means of resistance, the Jews were ordered to surrender their firearms.

Flatow, who was Jewish, walked into a Berlin police station to comply and was arrested on the spot, as were other Jews standing in line. The arrest report confirmed that his pistols were duly registered, which was how the police knew he had them. While no law prohibited a Jew from owning guns, the report recited the Nazi mantra: "Jews in possession of weapons are a danger to the German people." Despite his compliance, Flatow was turned over to the Gestapo.

This scenario took place all over Germany; firearms were confiscated from all Jews registered as gun owners. As this happened, an unrelated event provided just the rationale the Nazis needed to launch a violent attack on the Jewish community: A Polish teenager who was Jewish shot a German diplomat in Paris. The stage was set for Kristallnacht, the Night of the Broken Glass, a carefully orchestrated Nazi onslaught against the entire Jewish community in Germany.

Under the pretense of searching for weapons, Jewish homes were vandalized, businesses ransacked and synagogues burned. Jews were terrorized, beaten and killed. Orders were sent to shoot anyone who resisted. Under SS head Heinrich Himmler's decree, an estimated 20,000 Jews were thrown into concentration camps for violating gun laws or just for being Jewish.

Kristallnacht has been called the day the Holocaust began. Flatow's footsteps can be followed to see why. He would be required to wear the Star of David. In 1942, he was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, where he was starved to death.

None of this is to claim that Eric Holder or today's proponents of gun control are totalitarians in waiting. But this frightening saga is a reminder of good intentions gone horribly wrong. And unless we let the lessons sink in, we will dishonor honorable people such as Alfred Flatow - and millions more whose suffering we should never forget.


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6. [TX] Who needs a gun in a large hotel?
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A Texas CHP holder stops a criminal’s attack.

From ksat.com: http://tinyurl.com/m66sebj


Man killed in Grand Hyatt shooting identified
by Diana J. Winters
July 14, 2014

SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio police have identified a man who was shot and killed Saturday at the Grand Hyatt hotel.

Police said Moises Torres, 34, and his shooter were both guests at the hotel in the 600 block of Market Street. Torres’ body was found outside a room on the sixth floor around 1 p.m. Saturday.

Witnesses told police Torres had been disruptive in the hallway on the sixth floor shortly before the shooting. They said they heard Torres banging on doors and saying he was looking for someone to kill.

"The individual who was shot was apparently breaking some lights in the ceiling. When the other guest walked by him, there was some type of at least verbal altercation. This is all preliminary," said McManus.

One man heard what was going on and called hotel security. That man, described to be in his 40s, waited until he thought it was safe and opened the door to his room.

Police said when he opened the door, Torres allegedly charged at the man and a woman who was with him. The man drew a pistol and fired once at Torres, shooting him in the chest.

Torres died at the scene.

According to police, the shooter did have a concealed handgun license. Investigators have questioned him, but it is unclear whether he will be charged.


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7. [MI] Detroit PD Chief gives credit to armed citizens for drop in crime
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Member Paul Burgener emailed me this:

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From detroitnews.com: http://tinyurl.com/l9769bb


Detroit police chief gives credit to armed citizens for drop in crime
by George Hunter
July 16, 2014

Detroit— Fed up with crime, some armed Detroiters have developed itchy trigger-fingers — and Police Chief James Craig said lawbreakers are getting the message.

In the latest incident, police say an 88-year-old who was beaten and robbed inside his east side home last week probably thought he was defending himself against attackers when he opened fire Monday on a television news crew.

On Thursday, a woman appeared on his front porch asking for help, and when he opened his door, two men rushed in, assaulted him and tied him up with a phone cord before robbing him of several items.

A reporter from Channel 2 (WJBK) knocked on the man’s door on Arndt Street Monday, and conducted a short interview, although the man, whose name was not released, would not open his door. After a crew from Channel 7 (WXYZ) came onto the man’s porch, he fired a single shot. No one was hurt, and the bullet lodged into a tree.

Police took the man into custody, where he is undergoing a psychological evaluation, Assistant Chief Steve Dolunt said.

“I think he was traumatized; he got beat up pretty good,” Dolunt said. “When the second reporter went onto his porch, he may have thought she was the woman who had tricked him, and he probably thought he was defending himself.”

Dolunt said police are investigating the matter, and it will be up to prosecutors to decide whether to bring charges.

The incident was the latest in a string of homeowners opening fire to defend themselves, although after a flurry of such shootings early this year, before Monday there hadn’t been a reported incident since May 4 — an indication that criminals are thinking twice about breaking into people’s houses, Craig said.

Detroit has experienced 37 percent fewer robberies in 2014 than during the same period last year, 22 percent fewer break-ins of businesses and homes, and 30 percent fewer carjackings. Craig attributed the drop to better police work and criminals being reluctant to prey on citizens who may be carrying guns.

“Criminals are getting the message that good Detroiters are armed and will use that weapon,” said Craig, who has repeatedly said he believes armed citizens deter crime. “I don’t want to take away from the good work our investigators are doing, but I think part of the drop in crime, and robberies in particular, is because criminals are thinking twice that citizens could be armed.

“I can’t say what specific percentage is caused by this, but there’s no question in my mind it has had an effect,” Craig said.

Craig made national news in January, when he told The Detroit News he believed armed citizens deter crime — an unusual stance for an urban police chief. In May, the chief was featured in an NRA publication, America’s 1st Freedom, in a cover story titled “A Show of Courage in Detroit,” in which Craig reiterated his support for citizens using guns to protect themselves.

Through the years, various studies have reached different conclusions on whether tighter gun laws equal less crime. A 2013 study by the American Journal of Public Health found that the states with the loosest restrictions on gun ownership had the highest gun death rates. But a 2007 Harvard University study found that banning guns would not have an effect on murder rates.

Josh Horwitz, director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence in Washington D.C., insisted citizens with guns don’t deter crime.

“Our position is, more guns equals more crime,” Horwitz said “These are complicated issues, but the empirical evidence shows the states with the lowest gun ownership and the tightest restrictions have the fewest instances of gun violence. [PVC: Chicago, DC, and Maryland crime statistics bear out that statement. Uh, oh, wait a minute…]

Detroit resident Al Woods, a self-described former criminal who is now an anti-violence advocate and author, agreed criminals are thinking twice about attacking citizens.

“If I was out there now robbing people these days, knowing there are a lot more people with guns, I know I’d have to rethink my game plan,” said Woods, 60.

Craig said he doesn’t believe gun ownership deters criminals from attacking other criminals. “They automatically assume another criminal is carrying,” he said. “I’m talking about criminals who are thinking of robbing a citizen; they’re less likely to do so if they think they might be armed.”

Bill Welborne, 80, a former Tuskegee Airman and Korean War veteran, said he agreed with Craig.

“I have a pistol and a shotgun,” said Welborne, who wasn’t home 15 years ago when burglars broke into his west side house and stole his coin collection. “Without a doubt, if my life is in danger, I wouldn’t hesitate to shoot.”


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8. [NJ] Victims of horrific home invasion arm themselves
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After being victimized as helpless sheep in People’s Republic of New Jersey, this couple moved to part of America that is still free. In this case, they now live in gun-friendy Ohio.

Member Walter Jackson emailed me this:

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From gunssavelives.net: http://tinyurl.com/ompolca

Home Invaders Sexually Assault Wife, Mercilessly Beat Husband – Now Victims Are Proud Gun Owners
by Dan Cannon
July 17, 2014

Imagine that you live in a state like New Jersey, where your right to defend yourself with a firearm is hardly recognized at all.

Now imagine two men forced their way into your home after following you home from walking your dog. They rob you, rape your girlfriend (and future wife), and mercilessly beat you to within an inch of your life.

It sounds like the plot of a horrible, violent movie, but it was very much reality for James Dittrich and Meredith Duffy of East Orange, New Jersey. Dittrich attempted to attack one of the suspect’s and gain control of his firearm, but ultimately the pair of suspects just resorted to mercilessly beating Dittrich to within an inch of his life. Fortunately, Duffy was able to call 911 while Dittrich was being beaten.
It’s been almost a year since this story, and it has taken the couple nearly that long to even begin to recover emotionally, physically and financially from the home invasion.

ABC is doing a profile of the couple on their Nightline show. According to ABC’s website,

They feel safer in Ohio, they said, adding that their experience drastically changed them and their views on a number of issues, including gun control. Before, both didn’t feel the need to own a gun. Now, they are proud gun owners and keep a handgun in the bedroom.

“I didn’t want a gun. I specifically didn’t want one,” Dittrich said. “I was very much opposed to hav[ing] one, and I guess I got the realization that the police really can’t protect you. They can respond, and they can protect you once they get there. But, you’re on your own.”

Dittrich and Duffy said their old apartment building had surveillance equipment but that on the night of the attack, the cameras weren’t functional.

The couple will likely never fully emotionally heal from the incident. Remember cases like this when anti-gun activists tell you surviving an encounter is the most important thing. While victims who end up using a gun to defend themselves certainly carry some emotional baggage, the ones I’ve spoken to seemed to have similar feelings to this couple. However, those people were at least able to take solace in the fact that they were able to fight back and did what had to be done.


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9. [NY] NYC gang member charged with violating gun laws
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The New York definitions of “hoarding” and “stockpile” are hilarious. This guy had a whole TWO pistols and a whopping FORTY rounds of ammo! And even more shocking, I’ll bet he had more than 3 slices of bread in his house!

Member Walter Jackson emailed me this:

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From hngn.com: http://tinyurl.com/ozryr27


New York man charged with hoarding weapons to prepare for zombie apocalypse
by Oulimata Ba
July 16, 2014

A New York man was arrested Friday after police found a stockpile of guns and ammunition while searching his Staten Island home.

Police raided the home of 42-year-old Nelson Quinones in West Brighton on Friday morning and found two loaded pistols and over 40 rounds of ammunition, the New York Post reported. Quinones was also found carrying a gravity knife, which are illegal in New York City.

When he was arrested Quinones told authorities he was keeping the arsenal for protection in the event of a "zombie apocalypse," authorities said.

"He legitimately told cops that," a police source told the Post. "He was serious."

Quinones also told police during questioning that he climbs trees for a living.

"For work, he's a tree climber, apparently he trims branches," police said.

But when contacted by the Post, Quinones said that he "flies kites."

Quinones, who reportedly is a member of the gang Latin Kings, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition, according to the Staten Island Advance.

His girlfriend, 37-year-old Meritza Hay, was also arrested. She faces the same charges but could see a heavier penalty due to her previous conviction for misdemeanor drug possession.

Zombies have always captivated the public's attention, which has been fueled in recent years by popular TV shows like AMC's "The Walking Dead."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has dismissed the zombie hype, saying it "does not know of a virus or condition that would reanimate the dead," according to The Huffington Post.

But apparently the possibility of a mass zombie attack that will end the world was serious enough for the Pentagon. A secret emergency plan was created in 2011 to help government forces fight off the living dead and protect human life.

Quinones was released Monday on $20,000 bail.






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