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New York woman faces 25 years in prison over felony weapons charges — after police find cache of fake guns in her home
What the heck?
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gunz r bad, even fake ones
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Meh, weak.New York woman faces 25 years in prison over felony weapons charges — after police find cache of fake guns in her home
What the heck?
No throwdown NYPD shoulder patch in the evidence beauty shot.
"The Daily Eagle reported that Zlatkis has refused to take a plea deal, and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has declined to drop the case over the last year."
Fighting the good fight I see.
But rewriting the article:
A New York woman is facing weapons charges after the NYPD stormed her home and seized at least 22 toy guns from her apartment. According to various reporting, members of the NYPD raided Elizaveta Zlatkis' home in 2019 and discovered the toys. A later investigation found that 21 of the 22 toy guns were not real. Analysis from the department showed that all weapons were either inoperable or fake, and Elizaveta Zlatkis has said that she lends the fake weapons to rappers and producers to use in music videos or other artistic productions.
Authorities in 2019 raided Zlatkis' home and charged her with first-degree criminal possession of a weapon. She faces a possible 25-year prison sentence.
According to the Forest Hills Post, NYPD officers "acting on a tip" raided Zlatkis' home and discovered the cache of toys in her apartment.
"The next day, cops from the 112th Precinct arranged the 22 seized props on a table and posed for a Twitter photo commemorating the bust," the outlet reported.
"There was just one problem with the narrative and the charges: 21 of the 22 supposed firearms were airsoft rifles, toy replicas, or starter pistols — the kind used at track meets — incapable of firing ammunition, according to the NYPD's own laboratory reports," the Forest Hills Post noted.
Bearing Arms reported that while the guns were either fake or in operable, "in the eyes of the law Zlatkis may very well be a gun owner, since a firearm is defined federally to include a finished frame or receiver for a gun, even if it doesn't have a trigger attached to it."
"Even starter pistols meet the definition of a firearm under federal law because the ATF says they can be 'readily converted' into a real firearm," the outlet said.
Fighting the good fight I see.
But rewriting the article:
A New York woman is facing weapons charges after the NYPD stormed her home and seized at least 22 toy guns from her apartment. According to various reporting, members of the NYPD raided Elizaveta Zlatkis' home in 2019 and discovered the toys. A later investigation found that 21 of the 22 toy guns were not real. Analysis from the department showed that all weapons were either inoperable or fake, and Elizaveta Zlatkis has said that she lends the fake weapons to rappers and producers to use in music videos or other artistic productions.
Authorities in 2019 raided Zlatkis' home and charged her with first-degree criminal possession of a weapon. She faces a possible 25-year prison sentence.
According to the Forest Hills Post, NYPD officers "acting on a tip" raided Zlatkis' home and discovered the cache of toys in her apartment.
"The next day, cops from the 112th Precinct arranged the 22 seized props on a table and posed for a Twitter photo commemorating the bust," the outlet reported.
"There was just one problem with the narrative and the charges: 21 of the 22 supposed firearms were airsoft rifles, toy replicas, or starter pistols — the kind used at track meets — incapable of firing ammunition, according to the NYPD's own laboratory reports," the Forest Hills Post noted.
Bearing Arms reported that while the guns were either fake or in operable, "in the eyes of the law Zlatkis may very well be a gun owner, since a firearm is defined federally to include a finished frame or receiver for a gun, even if it doesn't have a trigger attached to it."
"Even starter pistols meet the definition of a firearm under federal law because the ATF says they can be 'readily converted' into a real firearm," the outlet said.
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She didn't do anything lol I'd fight too...
Lots of people take the plea. Its not about what you did, it's about what the jury thinks you did.
ReluctantDecoy
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NYC law does say even airsoft guns are not legal, but the penalty is a $50 fine and potentially no more than 30 days in the clink, not 25 years. This should be a pretty cut/dry case for any competent defense attorney. She's doing the right thing in fighting it.
