I agree. Fine him $100 and close the books.
Unless Brooklyn has somehow migrated to the UK, your point lacks something by the way of relevence. Most places in the US dont have the type of gun registration cited. Without more information it is difficult to say if there might have been an honest mistake made in regards to gun registration in Brooklyn.
In any case, using a law that was designed to fight gangbangers and violent criminals against a law abiding citizen who was protecting his family. Its a simple matter of not turning the average citizen into an automatic victim.
The real problem here is the cop that investigated the crime. What should have happened:
Cop: Is the gun registered?
Homeowner: No sir.
Cop: Oh so you wrestled the gun away from the intruder and then shot him!
Homeowner: No sir, it's my gun.
Cop: Oh so you wrestled the gun away from the intruder and then shot him! (nodding head vigorously)
Homeowner: Ohhhhhh (light bulb appearing over his head), yes sir, I shot the intruder with his own gun.
Cop: I thought so.
Doug
ROU Extenuating Circumstances
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