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According to Tretola, in March 2006, Tretola received a telephone call from a Police Officer Faltings from the NCPD. Officer Faltings ordered Tretola to turn over possession of a particular firearm to a friend of Officer Faltings without the purchase documents for that particular weapon. Tretola denied Officer Falting’s request, at which point Officer Faltings allegedly responded “Do you know who I am? I am the head of the Pistol Licensing Bureau of Nassau County.”. Tretola responded in words or substance that “I do not care who you are or what you are. What you are asking of me is against the law and I will not do it.”
Shortly after the telephone conversation, the two men met in person at police headquarters. During the meeting, Officer Faltings stated “when I ask for something you need to do it”, and further stated that if Tretola didn’t do as he asked, he would strip Tretola of his license to sell firearms. Tretola refused.
On May 9, 2007, Officer Faltings and five police officers orchestrated a massive raid involving the Nassau County Fire Marshal, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco (ATF), the Town of Hempstead Building Department, and the Nassau County Bomb Squad. The raid was conducted without a warrant, and was completely beyond the purview of the Nassau County Pistol Licensing Bureau. Despite the failure to discover illegal activity, the Nassau County Police seized many weapons, and Martin Tretola was arrested for Reckless Endangerment. All charges were later dismissed. Tretola’s seized inventory has not been returned.
There always more to the story...from a previous link. Tretola subsequently filed a lawsuit that will soon go to trial.
The fatal mistake he made was NOT contacting BATFE immediately upon initial and subsequent contact demanding that he violate Federal Law in the operation of his store.
BATFE would have investigated his claim and probably squashed the corrupt officer long before the dealer got raided (and thus it wouldn't have happened).
CYA could have avoided a major problem.
Moral of the story is there is actually somewehere worse than mass, who knew?
The BATF helped in the first raid so I wouldn't go guessing they were on the law abiding gun store owners side. Scary thing is this may have started with one bad apple cop but has multiple branches of gov't going after this poor bastard.
At least MA is not so anti-gun that it prohibits the DA who will prosecute a technical violator from owning a handgun (presumably to make sure that the DA does not in any way identify with the target of prosecution, and that persons who sympathize with gun owners do not apply for the job).
I'm unfamiliar with collapsible stocks (pinned or not).
What is the change of length of stock between collapsed and extended position?
--jcr
This would not necessarily have been so easy. While the feds require that stores comply with local and state law, they are not in the business of enforcing such laws.
Same here. What is the big draw for having a collapsible stock over a fixed stock? I read enough about them on here, but am not getting it.
Also, what is the downside to them? In other words, why are people's panties in such a knot for having them?
I hope the gun owners in NY and on LI can fight this grab.
It makes the gun smaller and easier to transport. It makes the stock of the gun adjustable for shooters of different physical stature. It makes the stock more comfortable to use if someone is wearing heavy body armor.
They are NOT!
BUT, the first person who calls it in is looked upon as the "victim" whereas the 2nd person to call foul is looked upon as the "perp"!
From the tone of the info, I'd bet the "sale" was demanded to go w/o ANY paperwork at all . . . e.g. untraceable to the possessor. I know that I've been admonished by two retired LEOs wrt the fact that all my guns were purchased "on paper" . . . they told me to NEVER go that way (and that was in MA)! I don't think it is that uncommon amongst POs and IIRC, NYPD requires a list of every gun owned by a NYPD officer and they basically don't approve of their officers owning private guns either.
There is no down side. A bunch of douchebags got "moral panic syndrome" back when Bonny and Clyde robbed banks with "cut down guns" and the panic BS has persisted ever since then.
... I believe that the current collapsible stock prohibition goes back to the Federal AWB when it was thrown in as an evil feature, along with flame suppressors, bayonet lugs, pistol grips, and anything else that made a rifle look military. ...
August 15th Update: Verdict for Marty’s civil suit came in, and he won! Verdict for the Plaintiff on all counts, for a rumored amount of 5 million dollars. Look for some nice renovations at T&T Gunnery soon. Way to go Marty. Sorry taxpayers of Nassau County, you’ll be stuck paying the bill.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/seaford-gun-shop-owner-wins-5m-in-lawsuit-1.3910315
But I wonder how he'll make out on this!!
http://newhydepark.patch.com/articles/tt-tactical-owner-and-son-arrested-in-undercover-investigation
All part of the ploy...
http://www.murthalawfirm.com/nassau-countys-gun-store-raids
The criminal charges against Marty were essentially dismissed. Good news for the civil suit.
This is the same county that prohibits it's assistant DA's from applying for a gun permit or possessing a handgun while employed in that job.