ALBANY, New York (PNN) - March 21, 2013 - Benjamin M. Wassell of Silver Creek, New York, a wounded Iraq war veteran, is the first resident of that state to be arrested and face prosecution under its draconian new firearms law. He was arrested during an undercover operation by terrorist state pig thug cops in which he sold an AR-15 rifle and six large-capacity clips on January 24.
Cutting himself in for a portion of what he mistakenly believes to be glory, Joseph D’Amico, Commissar of the New York State pig thug cops, gloated that “our partnership with the Attorney General’s office has resulted in taking a dangerous criminal off the streets.”
Like most things that dribble down the tax-fattened chins of functionaries like D’Amico, that was a lie. Wassell has no criminal record, and although what he did violates the unconstitutional gun law, it isn’t legitimately a crime, since it didn’t involve injury or fraud on his part. Indeed, the only fraud involved in that transaction was that perpetrated by pig thug officials and New York State pig thug cops, who arranged the sale on false pretenses. If he had conducted those sales just days earlier, they would have been perfectly legal.
Wassell has been charged with three felonies and a misdemeanor - yet released on his own recognizance, an implicit acknowledgement of the fact that he is not an actual criminal. If they have their way, New York terrorist pig thug cops will be doing a brisk business in incarcerating innocent gun owners. The State of New York has established an anonymous tip line encouraging people to report suspected “illegal gun owners” for a $500 reward.
Every totalitarian terrorist pig thug cop state requires the disarmament of its subjects, and encourages them to spy on each other. New York State isn’t North Korea, but it’s on the same trajectory.