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!UPDATE! 1200 guns 2 tons ammo 1 dead guy !ALIENS!
ChrisInTempe
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The way I see it, locate the next of kin and turn over their inheritance.
Police probing death in LA find 1,200 guns, 2 tons ammo
http://wkbn.com/2015/07/20/police-probing-death-in-la-find-1200-guns-2-tons-ammo/
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police investigating the death of a Los Angeles man uncovered an arsenal inside his home and garage - more than 1,200 guns and about two tons of ammunition, authorities said Monday.
Los Angeles Police Department Cmdr. Andrew Smith called the number of rifles, pistols and shotguns staggering. Many had never been fired and some were still wrapped in boxes, with price tags still attached.
"Our truck couldn't carry it all," Smith told the Los Angeles Times. "We had to go back and make another trip."
There were no signs of foul play. Police have found no evidence the man, who has not been identified, was involved in criminal activity.
Police made the discovery after the man's decomposing body was found in a car down the street from his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
Detectives want to find out why he had so many guns and are examining the weapons to determine if they have been linked to any crime.
"We have a lot of work to do," Smith said. "Running the background, history and legality of these weapons is going to require a tremendous amount of time."
"It's not a crime to have a large number of weapons so long as they were legal to own and legally obtained," Smith added. "We want to make sure that's the case."
Police probing death in LA find 1,200 guns, 2 tons ammo
http://wkbn.com/2015/07/20/police-probing-death-in-la-find-1200-guns-2-tons-ammo/
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police investigating the death of a Los Angeles man uncovered an arsenal inside his home and garage - more than 1,200 guns and about two tons of ammunition, authorities said Monday.
Los Angeles Police Department Cmdr. Andrew Smith called the number of rifles, pistols and shotguns staggering. Many had never been fired and some were still wrapped in boxes, with price tags still attached.
"Our truck couldn't carry it all," Smith told the Los Angeles Times. "We had to go back and make another trip."
There were no signs of foul play. Police have found no evidence the man, who has not been identified, was involved in criminal activity.
Police made the discovery after the man's decomposing body was found in a car down the street from his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
Detectives want to find out why he had so many guns and are examining the weapons to determine if they have been linked to any crime.
"We have a lot of work to do," Smith said. "Running the background, history and legality of these weapons is going to require a tremendous amount of time."
"It's not a crime to have a large number of weapons so long as they were legal to own and legally obtained," Smith added. "We want to make sure that's the case."
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sad for the fellow to pass away and what a collection he had put together . I wonder if any family of his left around to be piss off when Kaliforina claims all the goods
I'll have to remember that quote!
I wonder what the fuzz are going to do with all that stuff. if he doesn't have next of kin to give it to.
feel sad for the family as you know they probably won't see any compensation from the (some) illegal gun they will determine that they are.so he will be found to be wayward of the law and keep it all[:(!]
quote:"It's not a crime to have a large number of weapons so long as they were legal to own and legally obtained," Smith added.
I'll have to remember that quote!
I wonder what the fuzz are going to do with all that stuff. if he doesn't have next of kin to give it to.
Probably scratch evidence numbers on them[xx(]
Stock pics, not of the actual story
Well, weren't that sneaky of them news hounds?! [:(!]
I think that he might have been my long lost twice removed cousin on my great grandmothers side ,
they should just sent the fireamrs and ammo to me
It just seems to me that I've seen it before.
It's probably only me, but does anyone else find that photo familiar?
It just seems to me that I've seen it before.
Yes you likely have. RealSpeed called it. I then ran TinEye for it and it comes back as a stock photo.
I have the TinEye plug-in for FireFox. Here;s the search results though I don't know if this link will work without it:
http://tinyurl.com/ooudolp
how many 22 lr rounds to weight 2 tons [:D]
I think that he might have been my long lost twice removed cousin on my great grandmothers side ,
they should just sent the fireamrs and ammo to me
supposably 2000 rds weighs 15 lb.
that would be 270,000 rds per ton, or 530,000 rds for 2 tons.
"a lot" [:p][:p][:p]
Firearms are a great investment as is ammo. Holding them in Commiefornia ? Not so smart....
Wouldn't most of the guns pictured be illegal in California? Aren't all those 30 round mags illegal there?
It's probably only me, but does anyone else find that photo familiar?
It just seems to me that I've seen it before.
Your right Mark. It's been around the net many times.
quote:Originally posted by CaptFun
Firearms are a great investment as is ammo. Holding them in Commiefornia ? Not so smart....
Wouldn't most of the guns pictured be illegal in California? Aren't all those 30 round mags illegal there?
AR's are still sold in Cal. 30 rd mags are legal as long as they were here before the ban began, 1-1-2000.
No mention of type of guns and no suggestion anything illegal (although in CA it's easy to have illegal guns since so many are illegal).
Too old to live...too young to die...
If I die an "unattended death" & there is no one around to answer questions about me, the police will break into my house. When they see the art collection on my walls, the chief will say, "No one should have that many Chagalls & Picassos", & all of my art work will be seized by the police. In the news article about the raid on my house, the LA Times will include a stock photo taken inside the Louvre, without attribution.
Yeah, I guess that makes sense.
Neal
No way will they return them to anyone.[:(!]
But that's easily about a million bucks worth. Probably get him for not listing all of it for property taxes, and confiscate that way.
over reaching in my thinking
all that needs to be done is
autopsy,go to his house and make sure it is okay and no breakins,ransacked or anything which might lead to his death, once that is determined call relatives and let them handle it from there.
NO NEED TO CONFISCATE ALL FIREARMS OR AMMO.it is personal property.
All it requires is "suspected of being connected to the proceeds of illegal drug operations". Whamo, there goes Civil Forfeiture.
I wonder how many safes the guy had.How do U think they packed for movement. I bet they just made 2 PILES.[:(]One for rifles and shotguns and one for hand guns..
you nailed it
http://news.yahoo.com/police-probing-death-la-1-200-guns-2-024948394.html#
State Preemption - Ban local and county governments from making up gun control laws. It's a Constitutional Right, it belongs at the State level. Arizona had to do this to stop city governments from enforcing more severe laws than the State had. If not for the State Preemption law, what you could carry in most of Arizona would be illegal in Tucson.
No Destruction - Ban any government agency from destroying firearms. A firearm is a lawful item to own, buy and sell. If law enforcement comes into possession of recovered property or takes guns from criminals, those guns may not be destroyed. They must be returned to a lawful owner if one can be found or sold to a lawful buyer if not.
These two laws put a stop to the City of Phoenix PD doing gun buybacks and melting guns down.
one possible explanation is that he used to own a gun store, closed down for whatever reason, and all the inventory followed him home. maybe he was selling it off some at a time over the internet? if he's retired he would have all the time in the world to do that.
actually it's a good thing it's in the custody of the police, because with nobody around to watch that stuff, word would get out and it would all get stolen.
going to get beat up and scratched up from the cops but that's a whole lot better than nothing for whoever inherits it. (assuming the cops would give it to them)
The fire dept might have an issue with the amount of ammo he had.
The guy might have a will passing his collection on to relatives. No one here really knows what will become of his guns.
Look for the video of the test they did on ammo in a fire. It is a myth that ammo will cook off or explode in a fire. They burned large amounts and firemen stood within a few feet. It didn't explode, and bullets basically just popped out with little velocity.
I have seen those videos numerous times Jim. Actually its not a myth that ammo will cook off or explode in a fire, it does both. Its just not dangerous when it does. Ammo when overheated does go bang (cooks off & explodes) but its more like popcorn. There is no huge explosion as some would think.
I suspect there "might" be a violation of the LA fire code to store two tons of ammo in a residential home.
It had a different picture. The picture showed a blue tarp on the ground with what looked to be pretty basic rifles and shotguns piled up like you would trash or logs. There was a second tarp with a LOT of revolvers....mainly stainless, maybe Rugers or similar looking things. Nothing that screamed "you aren't supposed to have that in California."
What I do know about the LEO and the system in California is it doesn't matter if it was legal or not.....good luck getting it back.
One of our friends had several LEGAL rifles taken from him....he went to court and was told he could have them back. He went to the police office and they STILL wouldn't give him his rifles. He ended up having to get a lawyer, paid to have the transferred from an FFL out there to my FFL. It was the biggest, drawn out pain in the rump.