Man Arrested In NYC With Two AR-15s, Note Reading ‘I Want To Die In Combat’

File -- In this photo Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif. In the wake of the school shootings at the San... File -- In this photo Aug. 15, 2012 file photo, three variations of the AR-15 assault rifle are displayed at the California Department of Justice in Sacramento, Calif. In the wake of the school shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newton Connecticut, California State Sen. President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, that he expects the Democratic-controlled Legislature to strengthen gun control this year.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli,file) MORE LESS
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Police in New York City said they found several assault weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, in addition to a potential suicide note that read “I want to die in combat,” in the car of a Pennsylvania man they arrested Wednesday morning.

Police pulled over Victor Greer, 46, when they allegedly spotted him driving the wrong way on Seventh Avenue in Greenwich Village at about 1:15 a.m., according to the New York Daily News. Greer carried a note that read “I want to die in combat, so I can go to heaven and meet God,” police told the newspaper.

Greer was charged with multiple counts of criminal weapons possession, according to DNAinfo.com, a news website covering New York City. Television station WABC reported that Greer had prior arrests for firearms possession and reckless driving, as well as for an altercation with an officer.

Here’s a full list of what police said they found during their initial search of the car and of Greer, then during a later search of the trunk, according to DNAinfo.com:

  • three knives
  • several rounds of .22 caliber ammunition, plus a full box of fifty rounds
  • two assault rifles
  • an AR-15 Colt M4
  • a .45 caliber Hi Point Model 4595
  • 12-gauge shotgun
  • 9mm semi-automatic handgun
  • an additional 400 rounds of ammunition
  • a bottle rocket
  • drug paraphernalia
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  1. Conservatives Reply:

    “three knives”
    He could be a boy scout.

    “several rounds of .22 caliber ammunition, plus a full box of fifty rounds”
    Maybe he was going rabbit hunting or target shooting?

    “an AR-15 Colt M4 and a .45 caliber Hi Point Model 4595”
    Clearly for home protection.

    “12-gauge shotgun”
    Joe made me do it. I looked into his deep entrancing eyes, and just couldn’t help myself!

    “9mm semi-automatic handgun”
    It’s for a waitress friend of mine!

    “an additional 400 rounds of ammunition”
    So she like to shoot a lot.

    “a bottle rocket”
    A single bottle rocket? Ohhhhh…dangerous to librul wimps! What are you a freedom hating mommy state commie fashionistas from Kenya???

    “drug paraphernalia”
    Damnit, Rush HAS an alibi!

  2. I focused on the last 2 items… bottle rocket and bong…

  3. With all the global opportunities available for him I don’t see this as a problem. Lots of guys in certain parts of the world are also dying to meet their various gods so what the heck, just drop him off in any of those places and hope that he does not get killed driving the wrong way before his dream is fulfilled.

    Actually, his tendency to drive on the left might be beneficial to him in many of these countries as they follow the British driving model. So the odds of him being able to get his stupid ass killed in combat are pretty darn good!

    Put a GoPro camera on his so we can watch the fun!

  4. Most of these obsessive/compulsive gun idiots are self medicated by a lack of chemical balance in the body. No outside drugs required. Just a kind voice like a pastor, politician or talk radio host.

  5. WTF??

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