Woe to the sorry lot of you who thrive on other people's troubles. Jerry is an amazing guy with a truly wonderful family and children who are blessed to have him as a father. Anyone who knew Jerry's late Jewish father, Arnold, knows that among his art collection was also Nazi parephnalia, as a reminder who is still here and who is not. Jerry lives a liberal life, as he was brought up, as is prevalent in the place and times in which we live, but does not deny his roots. As for his father in-law, if he was such an antisemite would he let his daughter marry a Jew, and warmly refer to Jerry as his "token Jew" for good luck!!! Also, anyone who knew Arnold Taufield would know that he was an avid arms collector, including classic pieces, swords, knives, etc. As an art collector it is not surprising that people would try to sell him hot items, and it looks like one or two succeeded. Does that make his son a criminal??? For twenty years, Jerry has been "sitting" on his father's belongings, not knowing what to do with them and not wanting to reopen the wound of his father's tragic murder. Instead of your scorn and jealousy, he is an exemplary citizen who could do well with the warmth and support of the community he serves. Shame on all of you!

WEAPONSRuger .22-caliber handgun
H&R .32-caliber revolver
Astra 9mm handgun
Colt .38-caliber revolver
Beretta .25-caliber handgun
Colt .25-caliber handgun (stolen in NYC in 1974)
Mauser .32-caliber handgun
Walther 9mm handgun
Two-shot Derringer .22-caliber handgun
Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver
Glock 9mm handgun
Colt 45, .45-caliber handgun
Flint-lock .50 caliber black powder rifle.
Double barrel, 16-guage shotgun
6.5mmRussian long rifle
Double barrel flint-lock shotgun.
Mauser 7.92-caliber bolt action rifle
Winchester .222-caliber rifle
Remington 7mm long rifle
Fabrique National ?thirty ought six? 30-06 rifle (stolen from Denver)

Whacking Material for Gun Nuts.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/aroun ... raphernalia_cops_say.html

ENGLEWOOD - A Tenafly real estate lawyer hoarded dozens of firearms, more than 1,000 rounds of hollow-point ammunition and Nazi memorabilia in a public storage facility, police said Tuesday.

Authorities obtained a search warrant for a unit rented by Gerald Taufield, |who works for Jersey City developer Panepinto Properties, after Englewood police received a tip last month about the cache of weapons, Detective Capt. Steven Sabo said.

Once inside, police and federal firearms officials found the guns - including two assault rifles - stacked inside the 10-by-5-foot unit, with many of the 21 handguns stuffed into socks, Sabo said.

WEAPONSRuger .22-caliber handgun
H&R .32-caliber revolver
Astra 9mm handgun
Colt .38-caliber revolver
Beretta .25-caliber handgun
Colt .25-caliber handgun (stolen in NYC in 1974)
Mauser .32-caliber handgun
Walther 9mm handgun
Two-shot Derringer .22-caliber handgun
Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver
Glock 9mm handgun
Colt 45, .45-caliber handgun
Flint-lock .50 caliber black powder rifle.
Double barrel, 16-guage shotgun
6.5mmRussian long rifle
Double barrel flint-lock shotgun.
Mauser 7.92-caliber bolt action rifle
Winchester .222-caliber rifle
Remington 7mm long rifle
Fabrique National ?thirty ought six? 30-06 rifle (stolen from Denver)
Source: Englewood Police Department
"We discovered some Nazi paraphernalia," Sabo said. "However, it's more like historic collectors' items - armbands and stuff like that."

Investigators also found artwork that may have belonged to Taufield's father, a Tenafly art dealer who was killed almost 20 years ago while leaving a Greenwich Village gallery that he owned, authorities said.

It was unclear, though, if the paintings were once owned by Arnold Taufield, 54, who was found clutching $8,000 in cash in May 1989 after he was fatally shot in the head near Washington Square Park, police said.

On Tuesday, Gerald Taufield, 36, was arrested shortly before 9 a.m. by Englewood and Tenafly police as he drove away from the Trafalgar Road home that he purchased in October 2003 for $1.4 million, according to property records.

He faces charges of unlawful possession of weapons and illegal ammunition.

Police also charged him with receiving stolen property after finding a .25-caliber Colt revolver that was reported stolen in New York City in 1974 and a Belgian sporting rifle reported stolen in Denver, Colo., this Tuesday morning, police said.

Taufield could not be reached Tuesday afternoon.

Authorities said the weapons confiscated were varied, particularly among the 27 rifles and shotguns that ranged from flintlock muskets to 16-gauge shotguns. Also found were pellet and flare guns, and five Civil War-era slow-burning fuses, police said.

Sabo said county police aided in the search, along with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the U.S. Marshals.

"The stuff was packed in there. It was just piled up," the police captain said.

Additional charges could follow an investigation into the background of each weapon, Sabo said.

E-mail: tsai@northjersey.com