Queens man busted with massive arsenal, mountain of ammo in his apartment

[SecularMotion]

An eccentric Queens man was busted Friday for having an arsenal of illegal weapons — from handguns to machetes — and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his apartment, police and neighbors said.

Michael Millazzo, 53, of Shore Blvd. in Astoria, was arrested by cops investigating reports of shots fired in the air in front of his home on Aug. 26.

He was collared early Friday morning and cops recovered two handguns, 26 magazines, 10,537 rounds of ammunition, 32 machetes, 60 knives, 16 air pistols, an air rifle, seven tasers, eight brass knuckles, nine batons and 10 handcuffs, upon executing a search warrant.

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The door to Millazzo’s apartment was plastered with military and weapons-related stickers including ones that read “Member, National Rifle Association,” “Proud to Have Served in the U .S. Armed Services,” a bull's-eye target and “CheaperThanDirt.com,” an online weapons and ammunition store.

http://articles.nydailynews.com/2012-08-31/news/33525478_1_queens-man-illegal-weapons-ammunition

[rfranklin]

1. The cult of "self defense" taken to an offensive extreme...

As the New Orleans axiom says: "Too much is not enough!"

[4th law of robotics]

8. Weren't the vast majority of his weapons the non-lethal

kind that wouldn't be affected by a gun ban and that gun-banners say we should rely on for self defense?

The rest weren't weapons at all (handcuffs?).

[rfranklin]

17. Well, perhaps, but 10,000 rounds is more lethal than one knife...

so I think that trumps your observation.

[PavePusher]

25. What's wrong with 10K+ of ammunition?

I've probably got nearly that much, and far more guns than this guy.

[ileus]

40. The 10k of ammo....wonder if they were BB's for his air pistols?

[petronius]

42. I wondered that as well. Same question about what he (allegedly) fired

into the air outside his apartment...

[PavePusher]

44. Heh, now you've got me wondering....

It wouldn't be the first time that media or police have grossly exagerated the truth .

[PavePusher]

26. P.S. ...and no, 10K rounds of ammo isn't lethal at all.

It just sits there, inert, all day long.

Unless you actually put it in a gun, and then it really doesn't matter if one has 10K+, because no-one can carry that much ammo. Unless, maybe, it's .22 rimfire.

[4th law of robotics]

32. 10,000 unfired rounds are exactly as lethal

as a baked lasagna. Or a pile of wet newspapers.

Or say a hundred pounds of chemical fertilizer . . .

[formercia]

2. A real Party Animal

...but, only two firearms? That's not much of an Arsenal.

[virginia mountainman]

3. 2 handguns? Heck when i was 13 i had 3 handguns.

I thought they said an arsenal? They rest of his arsenal is just crap. Even the 10,000 rnds of ammo is not any concern. Sounds like he has a .22 pistol. Most people that shoot. 22 usually has several thosand on hand .

Is this simply another case of "poutrage"? I think so. The real story here is the shots fired.

[Eleanors38]

4. No doubt building code violation: excess...

Weight on floor. Betcha da nra was storing it for coming guerilla against da gun prohibitionists.

[MercutioATC]

5. Let's examine this "arsenal"

10.5k rounds of ammunition and only two handguns. Assuming no time to reload, it would take an hour and a half of constant firing from both guns to run through 10.5k rounds. Can we agree that 10.5k sounds like a lot but has no real bearing on anything? He might as well have had a million rounds. With only two handguns, it really makes no difference.

32 machetes and 60 knives. This guy would be a player in the Congo. Not so much in NYC.

16 air pistols and an air rifle. Seriously?

Seven tasers. I suppose that if he was some taser ninja he cold use two at a time. Otherwise, seven is no different than one.

Eight brass knuckles. Was he a Jet or a Shark?

Nine batons and ten handcuffs. Maybe he had a law enforcement fetish, but neither of these qualify for "arsenal" status.


So, what we really have here is a slightly eccentric (by some standards) collector with two handguns and some ammo.

[ManiacJoe]

20. There you go messing up a good story with the facts!

[Marinedem]

29. The Nerve!!!

[4th law of robotics]

33. You weren't supposed to read past the title

And what are you doing repeating NRA talking points?

A police baton and handcuffs aren't assault weapons responsible for thousands of deaths a year? Yeah thanks Mr. Nugent!

[4th law of robotics]

6. So the only real guns there were 2 handguns

is that correct?

And he hurt no one?

Two guns + not one person harmed = INFINITE OUTRAGE!

[slackmaster]

7. Machetes are illegal to keep inside of your own home in New York City?

[rfranklin]

18. Intent determines whether it is an agricultural tool or a weapon...

In People v Campos, 2012 NY Slip Op 02267, an interesting scenario evolved. There, the defendant sought to overturn his conviction for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree for possessing a machete. More specifically, he argued the evidence did not establish his unlawful intent.

http://www.newyorkcriminallawyer-blog.com/2012/05/when-a-non-weapon-is-a-weapon.html

[Remmah2]

51. With a little duct tape they can become bayonets.

They're working on that duct tape ban as we speak.

[holdencaufield]

9. OMG! He had STICKERS?!

When will the insanity ever end!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

11. Ban stickers...

...for the children.

[holdencaufield]

13. If they had been puffy stickers ...

... he could have killed hundreds.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

14. I thought I could...

...make money selling these:



...featuring a 'scratch-n-sniff' gun powder scent.

[4th law of robotics]

34. The founders never envisioned stickers when they wrote the first amendment

these kind of assault style adhesives were NOT what they had in mind when talked about freedom of speech.

How many more lives have to be . . . uh . . . disrupted slightly before we give up our insane sticker culture?!?!?

[cherokeeprogressive]

46. And "a bull's-eye target"! n/t

[ileus]

48. it's not that he had them, but he used his stickers. Scary!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

10. It's that new math...

...from the '60s.

"...a cache of guns..."

So then a cache = '2'??

[4th law of robotics]

35. Cache equals > 0.

Rapid fire, assault style, automatic equals > zero bullets fired.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

37. alarmist = main stream media

[holdencaufield]

12. Do you even bother to read ...

... these spams before you drop them? Seriously, Man. You're embarrassing yourself.

[friendly_iconoclast]

15. I doubt it. Many either don't stand up to research or say more about the poster than about guns.

Here's two of his recent Google drops as examples. They get sliced, diced and julienned in the replies section:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/117275097

http://www.democraticunderground.com/117275211

[SecularMotion]

16. Sliced, diced, and julienned by NRA talking points

yawn

[friendly_iconoclast]

21. The phrase "NRA talking points" is neither a refutation nor a saving throw.

However, if you find an unwarranted sense of intellectual and/or cultural superiority to be an acceptable substitute for political efficiacy, I can only say
that I'm happy for you...

[SecularMotion]

22. "NRA talking points" describes the same tired, debunked arguments

that are found on right wing pro-gun websites.

[gejohnston]

23. debunked by whom?

I have not seen any such talking points here.

[SecularMotion]

27. Give me a NRA talking point

I'll show you where it's been debunked.

[friendly_iconoclast]

47. How about *you* give *us* one so we'll at least be on the same page?

[friendly_iconoclast]

24. Could you try that again *without* the associational fallacy?

However, if you insist on using it- try the following Google searches.
You might find them amusing, if a bit inconvenient to explain away...

Kennedy Koch "Cape Wind"

or

Murdoch Bloomberg "immigration reform"

or

Olmstead Gregoire "M.V. v Dreyfus"

TIA!

[friendly_iconoclast]

49. Hmm, the OP seems to have gone missing

It must have been the heat in the kitchen...

[Clames]

39. Everything you've posted on this topic has been debunked.

You're like this year's Arkansas Razorbacks of gun policy...

[4th law of robotics]

36. It's more of a hail mary

throw something out there, see if it works.

Unfortunately that's the entirety of his playbook.

[Trunk Monkey]

19. With out even reading the OP let me guess

A single shot, bolt action .22 and a box of rounds

[Uneeque]

28. date night

Sounds like he was preparing for dinner with lady gaga.

[Marinedem]

30. Why is this even news?

Seriously?

2 fucking handguns and a decent size ammo stash?

Who gives a fuck?

[holdencaufield]

43. It isn't news ... it's propaganda

Poorly-written propaganda

[gejohnston]

31. Jerry Brown has more guns than he did.

who says he owns three.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

38. 10,000 rounds is not a "mountain of ammo"

I could probably fit 10k rounds of most common calibers in a large duffel bag.

Heck, when I go the range I routinely bring 500 rounds or more in a simple handheld lunchbox.

[ileus]

41. Fuck Cheaper Than Dirt and their crazy shipping costs.

[former-republican]

45. Oh noos

ammo

[Remmah2]

50. NY Daily News war on civil rights. nt

nt

[Atypical Liberal]

52. LOL at "arsenal"!

I've got about 5,000 cartridges of various calibers at home, plus enough powder and lead to make 10,000 more.

I must say, the guy has an impressive knife and BB-gun collection, but I've got 10 times as many firearms as this guy has in his "arsenal".

Some people like to collect stamps. Others weapons. So what?