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Man with rifle busted in Times Square subway station

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Man with rifle busted in Times Square subway station
A man with what appeared to be an assault rifle was arrested in the Times Square subway station Friday afternoon, police sources said.

A source said the suspect was observed in the mezzanine level of the station, where officers saw him sitting and charging his cell phone. The officers then noticed an AK-47, in plain view. The firearm did not have a magazine inserted, but the magazine, which holds the ammunition, was within his reach.
 
No one dead or shot this time.
Well, when it comes to news articles that have so little information that it's a useless article, this one is a clear winner.

I wonder what the charge for his arrest was. Sitting and charging a cellphone while armed? That's GOT to be against the law somewhere.
 
Well, when it comes to news articles that have so little information that it's a useless article, this one is a clear winner.

I wonder what the charge for his arrest was. Sitting and charging a cellphone while armed? That's GOT to be against the law somewhere.

Openly carrying a firearm is illegal everywhere in New York City for all persons, with the exception of law enforcement officers and uniformed military personnel on duty.
 
Openly carrying a firearm is illegal everywhere in New York City for all persons, with the exception of law enforcement officers and uniformed military personnel on duty.
Okay. I didn't know that. Sucks to live in NY, I guess. I live in Colorado. Open carry is legal.
 
Okay. I didn't know that. Sucks to live in NY, I guess. I live in Colorado. Open carry is legal.

I know, right? It's hard to imagine a worse infringement of one's rights than not being able to walk around in public with an AK-47, terrorizing everyone around you.
 
I know, right? It's hard to imagine a worse infringement of one's rights than not being able to walk around in public with an AK-47, terrorizing everyone around you.
They either do not get it or intentionally play obtuse.
 
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I know, right? It's hard to imagine a worse infringement of one's rights than not being able to walk around in public with an AK-47, terrorizing everyone around you.
Was he actually terrorizing anyone? Sounds like he was just sitting there minding his own business.
 
Was he actually terrorizing anyone? Sounds like he was just sitting there minding his own business.

I don't this most people would feel comfortable if a random jackass with an AK-47 was walking around them. Do you?
 
I don't this most people would feel comfortable if a random jackass with an AK-47 was walking around them. Do you?
I don't know about most people. Perhaps you are correct. Doesn't mean they are right to feel that way, though. Does it?

For me, if I saw this in Colorado I would be wary but I wouldn't freak out.
 
I don't know about most people. Perhaps you are correct. Doesn't mean they are right to feel that way, though. Does it?

For me, if I saw this in Colorado I would be wary but I wouldn't freak out.

We live in a country where mass shootings with assault rifles are a very common occurrence.

Anyone in their right mind would be weary around a total stranger walking around in public with an AK-47, even if they were armed yourself.
 
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Okay. I didn't know that. Sucks to live in NY, I guess.
Maybe, but not because of that. Last thing we need in NYC is shoot-outs in the subway.
 
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Okay. I didn't know that. Sucks to live in NY, I guess. I live in Colorado. Open carry is legal.
Congratulations. You made the map.

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Was he actually terrorizing anyone? Sounds like he was just sitting there minding his own business.
A man openly defying the law, openly carrying a rifle? In the USA? In these times? With the headlines of the last mass shootings not yet dry?

Right. Just "minding his own business."

Trollers gotta troll.
 
New York. Figures. Yuck.
 
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