{"id":2513215,"date":"2025-11-21T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-paradise-senior-citizen-67-will-now-spend-years-in-prison-after-defending-himself-from-aggressive-thief\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:52:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T18:52:43","slug":"blue-state-paradise-senior-citizen-67-will-now-spend-years-in-prison-after-defending-himself-from-aggressive-thief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-state-paradise-senior-citizen-67-will-now-spend-years-in-prison-after-defending-himself-from-aggressive-thief\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue-State Paradise: Senior Citizen, 67, Will Now Spend Years in Prison After Defending Himself from Aggressive Thief"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblue-state-paradise-senior-citizen-67-will-now-spend-years-in-prison-after-defending-himself-from-aggressive-thief%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2513215&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the case of Charles Foehner, a 67-year-old senior citizen from Queens, New York, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-opens-fire-at-church-christmas-concert-police-rush-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Gun... Opens Fire at Church Christmas Concert, Police Rush To Intervene\">fatally shot<\/a> a man, Cody Gonzalez, who charged at him with what appeared to be a knife but was actually a pen. Despite defending himself against the attacker, foehner was sentenced to four years in prison for criminal weapons possession as he carried an unlicensed silver revolver for protection, as well as other firearms in his home. His attorney criticized New YorkS strict gun laws, calling them &#8220;draconian&#8221; and arguing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won&#039;t Enforce COVID Curfew\">law-abiding citizens<\/a> like Foehner face severe legal consequences despite acting in self-defense. The case is framed as an example of how blue states impose harsh penalties on citizens defending themselves, contrasting with the perceived freedoms in red states. The article also references similar cases, including the defense of Daniel Penny in a subway incident, to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlight alleged legal challenges<\/a> for those defending themselves in New York.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you live in a blue state, move out. If you live in a red state, be thankful you don&rsquo;t live in a blue one.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of praising a senior citizen for defending himself against a crazed attacker, New York is sending 67-year-old Charles Foehner to prison for four years.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Foehner was sentenced for one count of criminal weapons possession when he fatally shot Cody Gonzalez, a mugger who charged at him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/20\/us-news\/queens-senior-citizen-who-fatally-shot-would-be-mugger-headed-to-prison-for-four-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a> reported Foehner was outside his home in Queens in the early hours of the morning in 2023 when Gonzalez &mdash; an individual with 15 arrests and a history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/naked-mad-man-chases-terrified-woman-from-her-home-but-then-79-year-old-vietnam-vet-shows-up-to-deliver-deadly-justice\/\" title=\"Naked Mad ... Chases Terrified Wo... from Her Home, But Then 79-Year-Old Vietnam Vet Shows up to Deliver Deadly Justice\">mental health issues &#038;mdash<\/a>; came at him with what looked like a knife.<\/p>\n<p>The weapon in question turned out to be a pen, but Foehner was forced to act quickly to defend himself.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Shortly after his arrest, he told police he carried a silver revolver to protect himself, but the firearm was unlicensed. Prosecutors pursued charges not just for Foehner&rsquo;s revolver, but for other guns he had in his home.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Queens senior citizen who fatally shot would-be mugger headed to prison for four years <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/APWcddbaJz\">https:\/\/t.co\/APWcddbaJz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GnK6fuxD4t\">pic.twitter.com\/GnK6fuxD4t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1991632033353744594?\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The senior will spend four years in prison as part of a plea deal. His attorney, Thomas Kenniff, said further charges would not have been hard to prove, and his client would have faced a sentence of up to 25 years for those.<\/p>\n<p>Kenniff rightfully called his client a &ldquo;hero,&rdquo; stating New York&rsquo;s &ldquo;draconian&rdquo; laws make it very difficult for law-abiding citizens like Foehner to get gun permits.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If we respected people&rsquo;s constitutional right, and provided practical means for citizens to exercise that right, Mr. Foehner would not be in the position he is in today.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If this was a state and a city that had its affairs in order, Mr. Foehner would be getting a plaque, not a prison sentence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Foehner does have a permit. It is the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Kenniff had done great work for the people of New York in successfully defending veteran Daniel Penny for an incident on a subway involving a homeless man in 2023. He knows how backward this state&rsquo;s district attorneys can be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/daniel-penny-attorneys-speak-out-not-guilty-subway-chokehold-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> reported comments made by Penny after his acquittal for the chokehold death of Jordan Neely aboard a New York subway on May 1, 2023. &ldquo;The guilt I would have felt, if someone did get hurt, if [Neely] did do what we was threatening to do, I would never be able to live with myself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For defending his community, Penny was charged with criminally negligent homicide.<\/p>\n<p>Defend yourself, defend your community &mdash; it does not matter. Criminals come first in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump Justice Department &mdash; presumably no fans of New York DAs &mdash; should investigate why this man is being taken from his family.<\/p>\n<p>With each passing day that Americans live in blue states, they put themselves at risk for this to happen.<\/p>\n<p>In the immortal words of the former president, Barack Hussein Obama, &ldquo;elections have consequences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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If you live in a red state, be grateful you&#8217;re not in a blue one. Rather than commending a senior citizen for protecting himself from a violent assailant, New York is imprisoning 67-year-old Charles Foehner for four years. On Thursday, Foehner was convicted of criminal weapons possession after he fatally shot Cody Gonzalez, who attacked him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2513216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Foehner-sentenced-to-prison.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50403,27043,32779,11684,63530],"class_list":["post-2513215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crime-2","tag-imprisonment","tag-legal-issues","tag-self-defense","tag-senior-citizen"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Foehner-sentenced-to-prison.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2513215"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2513219,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2513215\/revisions\/2513219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2513216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2513215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2513215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2513215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}