Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the court properly refused to charge the affirmative defense to the charges of robbery in the first degree and burglary in the first degree since he failed to meet his burden of showing that the gun displayed during the course of the crimes was unloaded or inoperable (see, People v Cotarelo,
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