Comment by gosub100

A YouTube video I saw talked about the charges faced by the accused killer of the United Healthcare CEO.

Aside from murder , he faced:

- criminal possession of a weapon

- illegal possession of a silencer

- illegal possession of an automatic weapon (it wasn't full auto, but somehow due to the large capacity magazine, NY state considers it an automatic weapon)

So had he used a hammer or a knife, he might be able to get out again because murderers in NYS can be out in as little as 20 years. But all the firearms charges can effectively double his sentence.