"This highlights the heart of the problem with adding gun control onto gun control. The body of gun laws poses no hindrance to criminals–who ignore laws–but it does present problems for law-abiding citizens." http://www.breitbart.com/big-govern...ties-knock-vietnam-vets-door-confiscate-guns/
There's two issues here. More gun laws that do nothing and cops that don't verify the facts before acting on those laws.
It isn't about what he could have said; it's about what he should have said: nothing. When they have a warrant there is nothing that you can do, but you certainly don't have to help them by telling them if you have firearms, where they are located, etc. I'm surprised a 70 year vet would have taken that crap. This is also a good reason to not keep all of your firearms in your home. It is a pain to store firearms in multiple places, but if someone shows up with a warrant for confiscation at your residence, your S.O.L. for self-defense until you get the firearms back from the courts unless you've get firearms stored elsewhere.
When you're that age you don't need the hassle of trying to remember where you've hidden all your kit.
Hmmm . . . perhaps an underlying factor . . New York . . . up state and far from " The City " . . but still, just saying . . .