Man Charged With Possession of Handgun, Hollow-Point Bullets
Police say the Red Bank man was pointing the gun at neighbors when they arrived on scene.
A Red Bank man was arrested in the early morning hours Saturday after police said they found him in possession of a handgun and hollow point bullets during a disturbance with neighbors.
According to a police report, Red Bank Police were on regular patrol and investigating a disturbance on Hudson Avenue when they found Andrew Makuch pointing a Heckler and Koch model 45-caliber handgun at nearby residents. Makuch, 25, was also found to be in possession of hollow-point bullets during the investigation.
Hollow-point bullets are designed to expand when they hit their target, causing significant tissue damage and blood loss when compared to regular bullets. It is illegal for New Jersey residents to purchase hollow-point bullets.
Makuch, a resident of the first block of Hudson Avenue, was charged with possession of a handgun for unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a handgun, and possession of hollow-point bullets. It was not immediately clear what prompted the disturbance or if any other arrests were made in connection with the incident.
Makuch was ordered held at Monmouth County Correctional Institute in Freehold on $58,500 bail with no 10 percent option. He is slated to appear in front of a Monmouth County Superior Court Judge on Thursday.
Melissa
11:32 am on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
If the above person thinks it is legal, or defends anything in the above article that is seriously scary. Breaking and entering in a neighbors house, with a loaded weapon ready to hurt an innocent person? There are numerous children in that area as well. Anybody with bullets in a gun that is not registered, and in unlawful possession, then breaks into a neighbors home... has intent to harm. Those bullets are known to kill people. Also, the man was not a police officer. The above should do a little more digging than write such a thing.
Edward Van Embden
2:06 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
I think it was more an argument of semantics. You *can* own hollow points but only under the most limited and stringent circumstances. For everything else, it's illegal. It's kind of like saying it's legal for anyone to purchase heroin because a licensed doctor somewhere has the right to use it in clinical tests.
Col. Korn
9:38 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Teach this at the POLICE ACADEMY!
Self defense is the right of a person to defend against any unlawful force. Self defense is also the right of a person to defend against seriously threatened unlawful force that is actually pending or reasonably anticipated.
When a person is in imminent danger of bodily harm, the person has the right to use force or even deadly force when that force is necessary to prevent the use against (him/her) of unlawful force.
Unlawful force is defined as force used against a person without the persons consent in such a way that the action would be a civil wrong or a criminal offense
See: http://www.njlaws.com/self-defense.htm
The reason New Jersey gun or self defense laws suck is because the cops think they know them but dont ! In the end, we will find that this man was only attempting to defend himself and as usual, the cops arrive and arrest the wrong person! Remember, the hollow-Point Bullets were not in the gun but found elsewhere after an "Investigation".The writer of this article in the PATCH is obviously prejudiced against Firearms and Self Defense.
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joan
10:34 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
just read police report again. the patch reporter actually didnt list many things that happened. how can you comment saying they arrested the wrong person? the man accused broke into a house, and aimed fire at 2 people for no reason. He broke into a house! this man was clearly mental and thank god the cops showed up in time before he hurt or killed someone! how can it be self defense if he broke into someones house in the middle of the night! IN THE END... yes it's obvious this man is a danger!!
joan
10:35 pm on Wednesday, February 22, 2012
and i agree with Melissa, it is VERY scary to see someone commenting saying its totally fine to have "cop killer" bullets in a gun in a residential area with kids.... then ready to use and shoot. very scary!
Zack Ryder
3:25 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
Why are you calling them "Cop Killer" bullets?
Concerned Citizen
9:21 am on Thursday, February 23, 2012
There are MANY more details to this story then in the article and I think everyone should be more careful to judge Andrew based on this. There was people screaming and a serious physical altercation seen between 2 people. Why do you think he went over there at 3am??? He was helping a person in need and hurt nobody. His military background shows he is heavily trained with firearms. As far as the bullets being "cop killer," you should really do your research on them before stating such things. The other charges are administrative ones. Nothing he had was purchased illegaly... Andrew should be commended for his actions for trying to help a fellow citizen in need, yet you people are wrongfully persecuting him. If you had a family member being beaten down, would you want a united states veteran to try to help out, or just stand and watch??? Once ALL of the details of the story are revealed I feel you will all think differently.
Zack Ryder
3:18 pm on Thursday, February 23, 2012
If this is true what you are saying (there is always 2 sides to every story) we should glad to have people in our community who are willing to help others. It would be horrible if something bad were to happen and you had people hearing crys for help and were not to do anything.