People v. Neumann’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “‘Q Has there been any other means used to your knowledge? A Not to my knowledge. * * * * its * Q Have you ever used a firearm to disperse the pigeons? A I have not. Q Do you own any firearms? A I do. Q Could you tell me what kinds they are? A 306, very powerful gun much too big for pigeons. Q Do you own any other firearms? A Well, I have some in my summer home in Maine, but they are not registered. Also I have a New York City pistol permit. Q For what kinds of weapons? A .357 Magnum. Q Do you own any other weapons at home in New York? A I have a 12 gauge shotgun. Q Have you ever registered any weapons with the City of New York? A All my weapons are registered. Q Are there any others [,] those that you haven’t mentioned? A No. Q You own a .22? A I do not. Q Do you own a pellet gun? A I do not. Q Does the zoo own a pellet gun? A Not to my knowledge. Q And you say you’ve never discharged a weapon or firearm at any of the pigeons or birds at the zoo? A Correct. Q Have you ever seen anybody do that? A No.” (Emphasis supplied).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Neumann v. People of New York

2. ““Q I’d like to go back to one other area we discussed and that is the pigeons. Have you ever, at any time, discharged a firearm at any of the pigeons? A No. Q Has any employees of the zoo? A Not to my knowledge. Q Did you ever discharge a firearm anywhere within the geographical confines of the zoo? A No. Q Are you certain of that? A I don’t ever recall doing it. Unless —well, the tranquilizer gun? Q Other than the tranquilizer gun? A No. Q And you’re absolutely certain you never discharged a firearm in the Elephant House at the pigeons? A Certain. Q Have you owned a .22 in the last year? A No. Q Have you used a .22 in the last year? A I spend a great deal of time in Pennsylvania where I use a great many firearms and I probably have. Q Have you used a pellet gun in the last year? A I don’t recall using one in the last— many many years before that. Q Have you never seen any dead pigeons in the zoo killed by bullets? A Not that I know.” (Emphasis supplied).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Neumann v. People of New York