Another guy in NYC defending himself from a violent thug who is getting dragged through hell for having an unlicensed gun used to protect himself and others found at his home. Good work NYC going after this "bad guy". I am sure residents of NYC feel so much safer now while the really violent thugs still run amok.


https://abc7ny.com/queens-shoo...es-foehner/13332122/

KEW GARDENS, Queens (WABC) -- A man from Queens who allegedly shot and killed a suspect who was trying to rob him appeared in court Friday on 26 counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

Bail was set at $50,000 for Charles Foehner, 65, during his arraignment before Judge Jerry Iannece in Queens Criminal Court.

Judge Iannece showed Foehner no sympathy during the brief court appearance, doubling the amount initially requested by the Queens District Attorney's Office.

"The defendant was on the street with a loaded, unlicensed gun," Iannece said. "There are too many shootings in this city! The court is quite concerned with what we see."

Foehner was walking to a parking garage when he said the robbery suspect, identified as 32-year-old Cody Gonzalez, demanded money.

Investigators say Foehner, a retired doorman, claims he shot the would-be mugger to death after the assailant lunged at him with a sharp object at 2 a.m. on Wednesday.

On Thursday, investigators revealed that the robbery suspect was not armed with a weapon, but had a pen. The 32-year-old had more than a dozen prior arrests.

Foehner said nothing to reporters as he was led from the 102nd Precinct in handcuffs late Thursday afternoon after Queens prosecutors filed weapons charges including, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a firearm.

Police then confirmed later in the evening that Foehner was charged with 26 counts of criminal possession of a weapon, but not charged in the fatal shooting.

It comes after a search warrant recovered more than two dozen firearms, which included pistols, shotguns, rifles, three assault rifles, an AK47, 153 loaded high-capacity magazines, and two body armor vests. Foehner has a license for five rifles.

Foehner told prosecutors, "I pulled the gun out of my pocket. It didn't go off accidentally. I pulled the trigger. I emptied the revolver. Last night I was carrying a firearm because of the crime in the city...I've had it since the 1990s. I obtained it in a bar one night. The firearms are mine and mine alone."

The retired doorman allegedly told detectives he collects the firearms as a hobby. But Foehner does not have a permit for the pistol or for most of the weapons he collected.

Foehner was originally set to be arraigned on Thursday night, but in a bizarre twist, the judge recused herself in the middle of the proceedings and adjourned the arraignment for Friday.

The judge signed off on the search warrant related to the shooting, but since he's not being charged with the shooting itself, the judge is now connected to aspects of this case that are not within the scope of the charges.

Judge Iannece took over the case on Friday.

The shooting happened in a driveway outside Foehner's apartment building where a surveillance camera captured the confrontation.

The video shows Foehner backing down the driveway as the assailant closed in on him. Foehner draws his gun, and the assailant keeps on coming. The shots were fired from a distance of about eight feet.

Foehner lives in a building in the Kew Gardens section of Queens with his wife. His neighbors have expressed support for him.

Angel Rodriguez lives just down the hall.

"Very friendly, respectful. I've never seen anything from him that would indicate malice," Rodriguez said. "So, my interactions with him have always been pleasant. Nice guy. Family guy."

Foehner is due back in court on Monday, June 5.

Shades of the 'Infamous Vigilante' Bernie Goetz...

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It comes after a search warrant recovered more than two dozen firearms, which included pistols, shotguns, rifles, three assault rifles, an AK47, 153 loaded high-capacity magazines, and two body armor vests.

Poor bastard is probably going to get prison time for what most of us here would call a starter kit.

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Foehner has a license for five rifles.

He only had 'permission' for a small portion of his starter kit...

Fuck the commies.

Hopefully, Foehner is a member of the NYSPRA, GOA, FPC, and we'll be seeing Foehner vs New York as a court case for their bullshit 2nd Amendment restrictions.

If you live in NY or worse NYC ~ you should just hang a sign on your back that says "Fuck me in the ass, take my money and kill me because I am already dead".

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Originally posted by smschulz:
If you live in NY or worse NYC ~ you should just hang a sign on your back that says "Fuck me in the ass, take my money and kill me because I am already dead".

Big difference between most of NYS and NYC.

Sickening. The leftist asshole judge needs to be on the wrong end of a robbery to see how it feels. Then be told that it’s his fault for getting mugged. I could never live in a democRAT shithole. Never.

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Originally posted by RR:

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Originally posted by smschulz:
If you live in NY or worse NYC ~ you should just hang a sign on your back that says "Fuck me in the ass, take my money and kill me because I am already dead".

Big difference between most of NYS and NYC.

Big, but not that big. It's still a commie state with regard to gun freedom.

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Originally posted by RR:

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Originally posted by smschulz:
If you live in NY or worse NYC ~ you should just hang a sign on your back that says "Fuck me in the ass, take my money and kill me because I am already dead".

Big difference between most of NYS and NYC.

I spent 1997-2007 living as far upstate as upstate gets. No, no there is not a big difference. I knew all kinds of people who grew up with zero idea what 2A freedom was like and thought that the state's collective attitude on guns was either acceptable at one end or not going far enough at the other. It wasn't the total lack of economy, opportunities or health care that led to me leaving the state, it was the mindset of the average New Yorker.

You're not going to have 2A freedom there ever, and it's not just because of some loudmouths in NYC.

The article in the OP pisses me off more with every line and I stopped reading at the point where the investigators said a pen wasn't a weapon, so I'm not going to comment on that.

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Originally posted by smschulz:
If you live in NY or worse NYC ~ you should just hang a sign on your back that says "Fuck me in the ass.....

Well....it IS Pride Month

Somebody should run against the judge at the next election and use this case as an example of a judge who does not want a safe society. It is NY so it might be tilting against windmills.

The more NY charges people for defending themselves, the more chance that people who do so will quietly slink away afterwards leaving the community to wonder why all these criminals are suddenly showing up in the morgue!

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Originally posted by RR:

Big difference between most of NYS and NYC.

Laws wise, less and less every day.

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Foehner told prosecutors...Last night I was carrying a firearm .... I obtained it in a bar one night.

That's....interesting. Be that as it may, I hope the guy gets a break.

NYC's odd laws and their odder-yet enforcement of those odd laws make it no wonder criminals flock there. The mystery is why the regular citizens tolerate it.

A chickenshit DA and chickenshit judge enforcing chickenshit laws in a chickenshit city.

Well, at least it's not in the United States.

I wonder what he said to the cops to support a search warrant for his house. If he had just clammed up, I don’t see anything justifying the search warrant.

A good friend lives in Queens. I have not visited him for about 11 or 12 years now and the last time I was there was to play a gig in Manhattan. Don’t plan on ever returning either due to shit like this.